As long as a man has, he must give. And when he has nothing more, he is free. This freedom is far nobler than the former giving, for he no longer gives in accident but in essence, and he no longer gives one gift, but all gifts, and he no longer gives to just one man, but to all men.

He taught that "All beings exist through the same birth as the Son and therefore shall they all come again to their original that is God the Father. A disciple of master Eckhart he belonged to the Dominican order. 1300 in Strasbourg – 15 June 1361) was a German mystic a Catholic preacher and a theologian.

A disciple of master Eckhart he belonged to the Dominican order. Johannes Tauler (c. 1300 in Strasbourg – 15 June 1361) was a German mystic a Catholic preacher and a theologian.