C'est une particularité de l'homme qu'il ne peut vivre qu'en envisageant le futur - sub specie aeternitatis
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Contexte et précisions
En anglais : "“It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future - sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in the most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task." (Man's Search for Meaning )