For love is a willful stirring of our thoughts unto God, so that it receive nothing that is against the love of Jesus Christ, and therewith that it be lasting in sweetness of devotion; and that is the perfection of this life.
Richard Rolle Quotes
Thy love is singular when all thy delight is in Jesus Christ and in no other thing finds joy and comfort.
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| Birth: | 1290 |
| Death: | 1349 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Writer |
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Richard Rolle was an English religious writer, Bible translator, and hermit. He is known as Richard Rolle of Hampole or de Hampole, since after years of wandering he settled in Hampole, near the Cistercian nunnery.
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