Josef Pieper quote: The common element in all the special forms of contemplation is the loving, yearning, affirming bent toward that happiness which ...

The common element in all the special forms of contemplation is the loving, yearning, affirming bent toward that happiness which is the same as God Himself, and which is the aim and purpose of all that happens in the world.

~ Josef Pieper ~

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