Angelus Silesius - Man Quotes

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What is outside yourself does not convey much worth; Clothes do not make the man, the saddle not the horse.

Angelus Silesius

Christ was born a man for me,
for me he died -
Unless I become God
through Him,
His birth is mocked
His death denied

Angelus Silesius

The Wise Man is that which he hath.
The precious Pearl of Paradise Wouldst thou not lose,
then must thou be Thyself that Pearl of greatest price.

Angelus Silesius

No man has known perfect felicity,
Until his otherness is drowned in unity

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So high above all things that be.
Is God uplifted, man can dare.
No utterance: he prayeth best.
When Silence is his sum of prayer

Angelus Silesius

If thou dost love a Something, Man,
Thou lovest naught that doth abide.
God is not This nor That—do thou
Leave Somethings utterly aside

Angelus Silesius

All Heaven is within thee, Man,
And all of Hell within thy heart:
What thou dost choose and will to have,
That hast thou wheresoe'er thou art.

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O Man, as long as you exist, know, have, and cherish,
You have not been delivered, believe me, of your burden.

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How short our span!
If you once realized how brief,
you would refrain
from causing any beast or man
the smallest grief, the slightest pain.

Angelus Silesius