The soul at its highest is found like God, but an angel gives a closer idea of Him. That is all an angel is: an idea of God. – Meister Eckhart
One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God. – Meister Eckhart
When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order. – Meister Eckhart
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we dont know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an oxs or bears, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there. – Meister Eckhart