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Our situation on this earth seems strange. Every one of us appears here involuntarily and uninvited for a short stay, without knowing the whys and the wherefore. – Albert Einstein	added by anonymous 5 years ago
We need God, not in order to understand the why, but in order to feel and sustain the ultimate wherefore, to give a meaning to the universe. – Miguel de Unamuno	added by anonymous 10 years ago
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? – William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet", Act 2 scene 2	added by anonymous 13 years ago
I shall despair. There is no creature loves me; And if I die no soul will pity me: And wherefore should they, since that I myself Find in myself no pity to myself? – William Shakespeare, Richard III, V.iii	added by anonymous 13 years ago
But wherefore thou alone Wherefore with theeCame not all hell broke loose Is pain to themLess pain, less to be fled, or thou than theyLess hardy to endure Courageous chief,The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegedTo thy deserted host this cause of flight,Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive. – John Milton	added by anonymous 14 years ago
O human race born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou fall. – Dante Alighieri	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo Deny thy father, and refuse thy name... – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 14 years ago
There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things. – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 14 years ago
O Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore. – W. Somerset Maugham	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour for we are members one of another. – Ephesians 425 Bible	added by anonymous 14 years ago

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