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Marguerite Porete Quotes

I am God, says Love, for Love is God and God is Love, and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. I am God by divine nature and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. Thus this precious beloved of mine is taught

I am God, says Love, for Love is God and God is Love, and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. I am God by divine nature and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. Thus this precious beloved of mine is taught and guided by me, without herself, for she is transformed into me, and such a perfect one, says Love, takes my nourishment.

Marguerite Porete
Love Is, Perfect One, Soul
Marguerite Porete, Ellen L. Babinsky (1993). “The Mirror of Simple Souls”, p.104, Paulist Press

Reason, you'll always be half-blind.

Marguerite Porete
Half, Blind, Reason
Marguerite Porete, Ellen L. Babinsky (1993). “The Mirror of Simple Souls”, p.1, Paulist Press

Theologians and other clerks, You won't understand this book, -- However bright your wits -- If you do not meet it humbly, And in this way, Love and Faith Make you surmount Reason, for They are the protectors of Reason's house.

Marguerite Porete
Book, House, Clerks

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