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Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward [God].
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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