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Adrienne von Speyr on Anniversary

d. 1967 Switzerland

← All quotes by Adrienne von Speyr

5 quotes

Ultimate audacity: to want to love a person—to say nothing of one's neighbor!—as God loves him.

Lumina and New Lumina (1969)

Whoever wants to love is better knowing nothing than too much.

Lumina and New Lumina (1969)

Suffering without faith would be like love without hope.

Lumina and New Lumina (1969)

The first step in learning to love others is the attempt to understand them.

Lumina and New Lumina (1969)

When we make our own calculations, we need so many numbers and factors that any mistake is possible. The Lord's calculation boils down to love.

Lumina and New Lumina (1969)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Adrienne von Speyr (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.