5 Quotes & Sayings By Angelus Silesius

Angelus Silesius was a German philosopher, mystic, and poet. He is best known for his Century Songs, which are now considered to be part of the German national heritage. His poetry is noted for its inspiration, mysticism, the power of faith, its concern with human suffering, and its vivid evocation of nature.

If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and...
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If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself then art thou lost eternally. Angelus Silesius
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Could one that's damned stand in high Heaven, even there He'd feel within himself all Hell and Hell's despair. Angelus Silesius
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By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound. Angelus Silesius
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Naught is there mightier than God;Yet hath He not the might to turn My Will from willing what it will, My yearning as it needs must yearn? Angelus Silesius