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Quote by Edith Stein

“My longing for truth was a single prayer.”

Quote by Edith Stein

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German philosopher, Jewish by descent, and a pioneer of existentialism. Edith Stein's philosophical contributions have had a profound impact on the field, with her thoughts blending Jewish mysticism and Christian philosophy. Her life was marked by the turmoil of two world wars, and she ultimately met her death in a Nazi concentration camp. more

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“Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'.”

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Author:Edith Stein

“As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbor's soul must break all precept. All that we do is a means to an end, but love is an end in itself, because God is love.”

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“One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.”

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Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

“Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.”

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Author:Edith Stein

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”

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Author:Gertrude Stein

“There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer.”

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“It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.”

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Book:Wars I have seen

Source: Wars I have seen

“We are always the same age inside.”

“A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.”

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Book:A primer for the gradual understanding of Gertrude Stein

Source: A primer for the gradual understanding of Gertrude Stein

“It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget about them.”

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Book:A Stein Reader

Source: A Stein Reader