“Nothing is lost, nothing wholly passes away, for in some way or another everything is perpetuated; and everything, after passing through time, returns to eternity.”

—  Miguel de Unamuno

The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), IX : Faith, Hope, and Charity

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19th-20th century Spanish writer and philosopher 1864–1936

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