Mechthild of Magdeburg ✓

(1206–1282) philosopher

11 quotes in 280 categories

[Wikidata] German mystic... | [Wikipedia] Mechthild of Magdeburg, a Beguine, was a Catholic Christian mystic of the Middle Ages whose book, Das fließende Licht der Gottheit, is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in Low German.

All Mechthild of Magdeburg Quotes

• That prayer has great power which a person makes with all his might. It makes a sour heart sweet, a sad heart merry, a poor… All
• The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest nor happiness in other things.… Ever Strive
• The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw and knew I saw all things in God and God in all things. All
• A Light of utmost splendor glows on the eyes of my soul. Therein have I seen the inexpressible ordering of all things, and recognized God's… All
• God, give me by Your grace what You give to dogs by nature. Dog
• From suffering I have learned this: that whoever is sore wounded by love will never be made whole unless she embraces the very same love… Embrace
• Fish cannot drown in water. Birds cannot sink in air. This has God given to all creatures, to foster and seek their own nature. How… Air
• Lord, you are my lover, my longing, my flowing stream, my sun, and I am your reflection. Flowing
• I cannot dance, O Lord, unless You lead me. Cannot Dance
• I have seen a place-its name is Eternal Hatred It is built in the deepest abyss of the stones of mortal sin. Pride was the… Abyss
• If you love the justice of Jesus Christ more than you fear human judgment then you will seek to do compassion. Compassion means that if… Both

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