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The love by which we love God is the very same love with which God has first loved us.
Meister Eckhart
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Meister Eckhart
Age: 68 †
Born: 1260
Born: January 1
Died: 1328
Died: January 1
Dominican Friar
Philosopher
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The most important hour is always the present. The most significant person is precisely the one sitting across from you right now. The most necessary work is always love.
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