One person who has mastered... by Meister Eckhart, a German Philosopher

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“One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.”

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Meister Eckhart

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Name: Meister Eckhart

Nationality: German

Date of Birth: 1260

Date of Death: 1328

Profession: Philosopher

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Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.

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The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.

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If God gave the soul his whole creation she would not be filled thereby but only with himself.

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Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.

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One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.

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