Quote by: Helmut Thielicke

It is also possible to say precisely why. Truth seduces us very easily into a kind of joy of possession: I have comprehended this and that, learned it, understood it. Knowledge is power. I am therefore more than the other man who does not know this and that. I have greater possibilities and also greater temptations. Anyone who deals with truth - as we theologians certainly do - succumbs all too easily to the psychology of the possessor. But love is the opposite of the will to possess. It is self-giving. It boasteth not itself, but humbleth itself.


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Author Bio


  • NameHelmut Thielicke
  • DescriptionGerman theologian
  • BornDecember 4, 1908
  • DiedMarch 5, 1986
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionAuthor; Theologian
  • AwardsGrand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany