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“They who live without Love are dead. / But the worst of all deaths is this -- / That the loving soul be cowardly toward Love; / For perfect Love is never cowardly, / But claims its rights, which it lacks.”

Quote by Hadewijch

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Hadewijch was a 13th-century Dutch mystic poet whose works were filled with devotion to God and a pursuit of spiritual life. Her poetry is renowned for its profound religious emotion and philosophical thought, and is considered a representative of medieval female mystic poetry. more

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