Quotes by Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) — Mystikerin · Katholisch · Deutschland

Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) war eine deutsche Benediktinerin, Äbtissin und Universalgelehrte, die vor allem in den von ihr gegründeten Klöstern Rupertsberg und Eibingen am Rhein wirkte. Bekannt ist sie für theologische Visionsschriften wie „Scivias“, kirchenmusikalische Kompositionen sowie natur- und heilkundliche Texte, die von ihrem Konzept der schöpferischen „Grünkraft“ geprägt sind. Für heutige Bibelleser steht ihr Werk für eine Schöpfungsspiritualität, die theologische Schriftauslegung mit Naturbeobachtung und einem ganzheitlichen Menschenbild verband.

Era: The Middle Ages

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Wisdom & Understanding, Meaning & Identity, Love, Humility & Pride, Grace & Redemption, Joy & Gratitude, Guidance & God's Will

Quotes by Hildegard of Bingen

Every creature is connected with another, and every being is held by another.
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Every creature has a primal urge for a loving embrace.
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Heaven on earth is everywhere people are filled with love for God, for their fellow human beings, and for themselves.
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Where love is greatest, there is truth; for there is God and his kingdom.
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You lead my spirit into vast expanses, breathe wisdom into life, and with wisdom, joy.
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The little blades of grass cannot comprehend the field from which they spring.
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Where there is no human doubt, there is no answer of the Holy Spirit.
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Anoint people with mercy and comfort, as the Son of God does.
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Just as ordinary foods are transformed into tastier ones through the flavor of spices (…), so through the fire of the Holy Spirit the ordinary nature of man is transformed into a better one.
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God's Son became man so that man might have his home in God.
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All heavenly harmony is a mirror of divinity, and man is a mirror of all the wonders of God.
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The soul speaks: I am called to be the companion of the angels, for I am the living breath that God sent into the dry clay.
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Your creator has given you the best treasure, a living treasure, your mind.
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Love created humankind, humility redeemed it.
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From the depths up to the stars, love floods the universe.
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God's eternal counsel was: He willed to become a human being in whom love glows.
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God's incarnation is the great communication of His love. In it, man looks God in the face.
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Man should first consider all his works in his heart before carrying them out.
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Do not strike your subordinates with threatening words as with a club! Mix rather the words of justice with mercy and anoint people with the fear of God!
Hildegard of Bingen

God gave reason two wings: the right one means the knowledge of good, the left one the knowledge of evil.
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Eternity resembles a wheel that has neither beginning nor end.
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Three paths man has within himself in which his life is active: the soul, the body, and the senses.
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Beware, O human, of climbing higher than your strength can carry you.
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I am happy. The Lord Jesus Christ prepares me and makes me white and beautiful.
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Fire, air, water, earth are within man, of them he consists. From fire he has warmth, breath from the air, from water blood, and from the earth flesh; in like manner also from fire eyesight, from air hearing, from water movement, from earth upright walking.
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It is important to strengthen a sick body, so that it can resist the devil and his helpers.
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The stomach and bladder of man receive everything with which he nourishes himself. When these two receive too much food and drink, they cause a storm of evil humors throughout the whole body, like the elements according to the nature of man.
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