“If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You," then that will be enough.”
Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘Thank you,’ it will be enough.” —Meister Eckhart”
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“If "thank you" is the only prayer you can utter in your lifetime, that would be enough.”
Meister Eckhart (1260–1328) German theologian
Very commonly attributed to Eckhart on the internet and some publications, the source of the first formulation however is: A Bucket of Surprises (2002) by J. John and Mark Stibbe.
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“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
Meister Eckhart (1260–1328) German theologian
Very commonly attributed to Eckhart on the internet and some publications, but the earliest source yet located is A Bucket of Surprises (2002) by J. John and Mark Stibbe Variants: If "thank you" is the only prayer you can utter in your lifetime, that would be enough.
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Variant: If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.
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