Angelus Silesius Quotes

If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.

By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound.

The name of Jesus is as ointment poured forth; It nourishes, and illumines, and stills the anguish of the soul.

God never does withdraw; His works come to no halt; If you don't feel His force, yourself must be at fault.

Nothing can throw thee into the infernal abyss so much as this detested word - heed well! - this mine and thine.

The Rose is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms.