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Język jest jedyną ojczyzną.
Language is the only homeland.
Von Czesław Miłosz
For Miłosz, language represented more than just a means of communication; it was a link to his hstory, heritage and identity, having lived through the turbulence of exile and displacement during the Second World War.
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Tyle wiemy o sobie, ile nas sprawdzono.
We know about ourselves only as much as we have been tested.
Von Wisława Szymborska, poet
Self-knowledge is a dynamic and evolving process, shaped by the experiences and trials we face over time, implying that true knowledge of oneself is not static or theoretical but is developed through real-life experiences.