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Sentence #270556

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 morbrorper morbrorper November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020 at 3:55:26 PM UTC link Permalink

"end of life" sounds so final ;)

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020 at 3:58:11 PM UTC link Permalink

It can also mean "purpose", but obviously no native has felt comfortable adopting this sentence.

CK CK November 6, 2020, edited November 6, 2020 November 6, 2020 at 5:33:41 AM UTC, edited November 6, 2020 at 5:36:05 AM UTC link Permalink

You can easily find this quote online with this search.

https://www.google.com/search?q...but+action.%22

Credited to Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 6, 2020 November 6, 2020 at 5:44:49 AM UTC link Permalink

Why won't you adopt it? :)

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➜ #144011人生の終局的な大きな目的は知識を獲得することではなくて行動することである。

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The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

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➜ #1449214Le but suprême de la vie n'est pas la connaissance mais l'action.

linked by sacredceltic, February 22, 2012