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April 23, 2008
the outskirts of life
Those who are interested in overhearing what is said and watching what is done on the outskirts of life set an extraordinary value on the opportunity of communing with very old men, with the dying, and generally with men who are placed in exceptional conditions, above all when they are not afraid to speak the truth, and have by past experience developed in themselves the art and the courage-the former is as necessary as the latter-to look straight into the eyes of reality.
Lev Shestov
Posted by amin at April 23, 2008 12:04 AM