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Meister Eckhart

German philosopher and theologian

1260–1328

8 quotes, most often on God and Love.

All true morality, inward and outward, is comprehended in love, for love is the foundation of all the commandments.
Meister Eckhart’s Sermons (1909), Sermon VII: Outward and Inward Morality
- Love
- Morality
Love is the root of all joy and sorrow. Slavish fear of God is to be put away. The right fear is the fear of losing God.
Meister Eckhart’s Sermons (1909), Sermon III: The Angel’s Greeting
- Fear
- God
- Love
As God can only be seen by His own light, so He can only be loved by His own love.
Meister Eckhart’s Sermons (1909), Sermon VII: Outward and Inward Morality
- God
- Love

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