Angelus Silesius
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"Ich bin so gross als Gott," sings Angelus Silesius again, "Er ist als ich so klein; Er kann nicht uber mich, ich unter ihm nicht sein."
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
This Neoplatonic Absolute is the Godhead of whom Eckhart says: "God never looked upon deed," and of whom Angelus Silesius sings: "Und sieh, er ist nicht Wille, Er ist ein' ewige Stille."
From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by Inge, William Ralph
The great mystic Angelus Silesius feels this when he says— “I know God cannot live an instant without me, He must give up the ghost if I should cease to be.”
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur
In 1862 he edited the poetical works of the Roman Catholic mystic, Angelus Silesius, better known as Johan Scheffler.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
This may sound a hard thing to say; but even Angelus Silesius, with all his Christian feelings of gentleness and love, was obliged to admit the truth of it.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
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