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God is intelligence occupied with knowing itself.

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
Occupied
Intelligence
Knowing

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The outward man is the swinging door the inner man is the still hinge.
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