Mechthild of Magdeburg Quotes on Love
Mechthild of Magdeburg was a German beguine and Christian mystic and the author of The Flowing Light of the Godhead, the first major work of mystical theology written in Middle Low German. This page collects quotes attributed to Mechthild of Magdeburg on the topic of love, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mechthild of Magdeburg:
“I am the love that fills the heavens.”
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Attributed to Mechthild of Magdeburg:
“Lord, I bring you my emptiness; fill it with yourself.”
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Attributed to Mechthild of Magdeburg:
“Why love is so deep cannot be explained.”
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Attributed to Mechthild of Magdeburg:
“The desire of God is older than the soul that desires Him.”