--- title: "18 Knows Quotes By Meister Eckhart" description: "18 Knows quotes by Meister Eckhart. Plus more from Meister Eckhart and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/meister-eckhart-1044_know_god-cannot-know-himself-without-me-25899_2589933.jpg" --- > [God cannot know himself without me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/god-cannot-know-himself-without-me/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/meister-eckhart-1044_know_god-cannot-know-himself-without-me-25899_2589933.jpg) > [When God sends his angel to the soul it becomes the one who knows for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/when-god-sends-his-angel-to-the-soul-it-becomes-the-one-who-knows-for/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/meister-eckhart-1044_angel_when-god-sends-his-angel-to-the-soul-it_2147196.jpg) > [God is nearer to me than I am to myself; He is just as near to wood and stone, but they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/god-is-nearer-to-me-than-i-am-to-myself-he-is-just-as-near-to-wood/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/meister-eckhart-1044_inspirational_god-is-nearer-to-me-than-i-am-to-myself_2222080.jpg) > [He who can make distinction in God without number or quantity, knows that the three persons of the Trinity are one God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/he-who-can-make-distinction-in-god-without-number-or-quantity-knows/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/meister-eckhart-1044_distinction_he-who-can-make-distinction-in-god-witho_707299.jpg) > [ Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward \[God\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/whether-you-like-it-or-not-whether-you-know-it-or-not-secretly-all/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/meister-eckhart-1044_funny_whether-you-like-it-or-not-whether-you-k_920764.jpg) > [He is conscious only of God...To be conscious of knowing God is to know about God and self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/he-is-conscious-only-of-god-to-be-conscious-of-knowing-god-is-to-know/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/meister-eckhart-1044_conscious_he-is-conscious-only-of-god-to-be-consci_2756584.jpg) > [No-one knows what the soul is. But what we do know is, the soul is where God works compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/no-one-knows-what-the-soul-is-but-what-we-do-know-is-the-soul-is/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/meister-eckhart-1044_compassion_no-one-knows-what-the-soul-is-but-what-w_3212561.jpg) > [To get at the core of God at his greatest, one must first get to the core of himself at his least,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/to-get-at-the-core-of-god-at-his-greatest-one-must-first-get-to-the/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/meister-eckhart-1044_all-things_to-get-at-the-core-of-god-at-his-greates_2980856.jpg) > [Knowledge comes through likeness. And so because the soul may know everything, it is never at rest until it comes to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/knowledge-comes-through-likeness-and-so-because-the-soul-may-know/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/meister-eckhart-1044_all-things_knowledge-comes-through-likeness-and-so_1659072.jpg) > [Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/above-all-else-know-this-be-prepared-at-all-times-for-the-gifts-of/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/meister-eckhart-1044_all-time_above-all-else-know-this-be-prepared-at_1923647.jpg) > [Nature's intent is neither food, nor drink, nor clothing, nor comfort, nor anything else in which God is left out. Whether you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/nature-s-intent-is-neither-food-nor-drink-nor-clothing-nor-comfort/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/meister-eckhart-1044_clothings_nature-s-intent-is-neither-food-nor-drin_772951.jpg) > [If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell. An likewise, if you would know the reality of Nature, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-you-seek-the-kernel-then-you-must-break-the-shell-an-likewise-if/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/meister-eckhart-1044_appearance_if-you-seek-the-kernel-then-you-must-bre_1340736.jpg) > [Only he to whom God is present in everything and who employs his reason in the highest degree and has enjoyment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/only-he-to-whom-god-is-present-in-everything-and-who-employs-his/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e9/meister-eckhart-1044_degrees_only-he-to-whom-god-is-present-in-everyt_1686534.jpg) > [A man may go into the field and say his prayer and be aware of God, or he may be in Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/a-man-may-go-into-the-field-and-say-his-prayer-and-be-aware-of-god-or/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/meister-eckhart-1044_all-things_a-man-may-go-into-the-field-and-say-his_2385485.jpg) > [My children, mark me. I pray you. Know! God loves my soul so much that his very life and being depend upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/my-children-mark-me-i-pray-you-know-god-loves-my-soul-so-much-that/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/meister-eckhart-1044_absolute-truth_my-children-mark-me-i-pray-you-know-god_1721529.jpg) > [Know that when you seek anything of your own, you will never find God, because you do not seek God purely. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/know-that-when-you-seek-anything-of-your-own-you-will-never-find-god/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/meister-eckhart-1044_acting_know-that-when-you-seek-anything-of-your_2671477.jpg) > [Philosophers say the Soul is double-faced, her upper face gazes at God all the time and her lower face looks somewhat down,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/philosophers-say-the-soul-is-double-faced-her-upper-face-gazes-at-god/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/meister-eckhart-1044_body_philosophers-say-the-soul-is-double-face_1228060.jpg) > [It is permissible to take life's blessings with both hands provided thou dost know thyself prepared in the opposite event to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/it-is-permissible-to-take-life-s-blessings-with-both-hands-provided/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/meister-eckhart-1044_blessing_it-is-permissible-to-take-life-s-blessin_2718816.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Meister Eckhart > [God holds each of us by a string. When we sin, we cut the string. But God ties it up again, making a knot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/god-holds-each-of-us-by-a-string-when-we-sin-we-cut-the-string-but/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [When I think of God's Kingdom, I am compelled to be silent because of its immensity, because God's Kingdom is none other than God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/when-i-think-of-god-s-kingdom-i-am-compelled-to-be-silent-because-of/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [Action and becoming are one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/action-and-becoming-are-one/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [Whoever wants to receive the body of our Lord does not need to scrutinize what they are feeling at the time or how great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/whoever-wants-to-receive-the-body-of-our-lord-does-not-need-to/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/nothing-will-be-able-to-hinder-us-if-we-desire-and-seek-god-alone-and/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [ \[W\]e must come into a transformed knowing, an unknowing which comes not from ignorance but from knowledge. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/w-e-must-come-into-a-transformed-knowing-an-unknowing-which-comes-not/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [I need to be silent for awhile, worlds are forming in my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/i-need-to-be-silent-for-awhile-worlds-are-forming-in-my-heart/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/one-person-who-has-mastered-life-is-better-than-a-thousand-persons/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [“But where is this true possession of God, whereby we really possess him, to be found? This real possession of God is to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/but-where-is-this-true-possession-of-god-whereby-we-really-possess/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [The most powerful prayer, one well-nigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind. The quieter it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-most-powerful-prayer-one-well-nigh-omnipotent-and-the-worthiest/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-we-seek-god-for-our-own-good-and-profit-we-are-not-seeking-god/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [Our bodily food is changed into us, but our spiritual food changes us into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/our-bodily-food-is-changed-into-us-but-our-spiritual-food-changes-us/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [“Concerning this desert, Jeremiah writes: ‘I will lead my beloved into the wilderness and will speak to her in her heart’ (Hosea 2:14) .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/concerning-this-desert-jeremiah-writes-i-will-lead-my-beloved-into/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [If the seal is pressed completely through the wax so that no wax remains without being impressed by the seal, then it becomes indistinguishably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-the-seal-is-pressed-completely-through-the-wax-so-that-no-wax/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) > [Be ready at all times for the gifts of God, and always for new ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/be-ready-at-all-times-for-the-gifts-of-god-and-always-for-new-ones/) [Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/meister-eckhart/#itemlist", "name": "18 Knows Quotes By Meister Eckhart", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God cannot know himself without me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Meister Eckhart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/god-cannot-know-himself-without-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/meister-eckhart-1044_know_god-cannot-know-himself-without-me-25899_2589933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/meister-eckhart-1044_know_god-cannot-know-himself-without-me-25899_2589933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/meister-eckhart-1044_know_god-cannot-know-himself-without-me-25899_2589933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“God cannot know himself without me.” — Meister Eckhart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When God sends his angel to the soul it becomes the one who knows for sure.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Meister Eckhart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/when-god-sends-his-angel-to-the-soul-it-becomes-the-one-who-knows-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/meister-eckhart-1044_angel_when-god-sends-his-angel-to-the-soul-it_2147196.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/meister-eckhart-1044_angel_when-god-sends-his-angel-to-the-soul-it_2147196.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/meister-eckhart-1044_angel_when-god-sends-his-angel-to-the-soul-it_2147196.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When God sends his angel to the soul it becomes the one who knows for sure.” — Meister Eckhart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God is nearer to me than I am to myself; 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