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Knowledge comes through likeness. And so because the soul may know everything, it is never at rest until it comes to the original idea, in which all things are one. And there it comes to rest in God.
Meister Eckhart
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Meister Eckhart
Age: 68 †
Born: 1260
Born: January 1
Died: 1328
Died: January 1
Dominican Friar
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
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Likeness
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Things
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