Only the hand that erases can write the true thing. - Meister Eckhart

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Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.

Meister Eckhart

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About Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 – 1328) was a German Monist philosopher, mystic, and theologian of the Catholic Church.

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Alternative Names: Eckhart von Hochheim

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Only the hand that erases can write the true thing. - Meister Eckhart

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