Quote by ascribed to Johannes Tauler

“In wanting, a man knows himself better than in having, since, in the absence of temporal things, man is better prepared for the reception of eternal things.” quote by ascribed to Johannes Tauler — Download Open image

““In wanting, a man knows himself better than in having, since, in the absence of temporal things, man is better prepared for the reception of eternal things.””

ascribed to Johannes Tauler

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