Truth is something so noble that if God could turn aside from it, I could keep the truth and let God go.
Meister EckhartRead
If you love yourself, you love everybody else as you do yourself. As long as you love another person less than you love yourself, you will not really succeed in loving yourself but if you love all alike, including yourself, you will love them as one person and that person is both God and man.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Loving yourself is essential to truly love others.
In this quote, Meister Eckhart emphasizes the importance of self-love as a foundation for loving others. He suggests that if we prioritize love for others over our own self-love, we cannot fully realize the depth of love we can give or receive. True love extends to all beings when we recognize our own worth and the interconnectedness of humanity.
Themes
Self-LoveLoveInterconnectednessAcceptanceHumanity
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about self-acceptance.
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