Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more seriously reflection concentrates upon them: the starry heaven above me and the moral law within me.
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- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: April 22, 1724
- Died: February 12, 1804
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