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The great mystery of our metaphysical situation, that God is nearer to us than we are ourselves, is manifest in the fact that we cannot even be wholly ourselves—in the sense of individuality as a unique divine thought—until we are reborn in Christ.

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The way to attain the virtue of mercy lies in our constant awareness of being encompassed by mercy.

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Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience.

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Dietrich von Hildebrand

Dietrich von Hildebrand

Born: October 12, 1889
Died: January 26, 1977 (aged 87)
Bio: Dietrich von Hildebrand was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian.
Known for:
  1. Marriage: The Mystery of Faithful Love
  2. Liturgy and personality (1943)
  3. The Nature of Love

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