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Thomas A Kempis Inspirational Quotes (176)

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Who is so wise as to have a perfect knowledge of all things? Therefore trust not too much to thine own opinion, but be ready also to hear the opinion of others. Thought thine own opinion be good, yet if for the love of God thou foregoest it, and followest that of another, thou shalt the more profit thereby.
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No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.
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If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you.
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My child, it will be better for you if you accept my decisions without complaint. Do not ask me to defend my actions or to explain why one person is favored and another seems slighted. The answers to these questions go far beyond your comprehension.
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Let not your peace rest in the utterances of men, for whether they put a good or bad construction on your conduct does not make you other than you are.
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The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does his present life become to him because he sees more clearly and perceives more sensibly the defects of human corruption.
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The more the flesh is wasted by affliction, so much more is the Spirit strengthened by inward grace.
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Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.
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We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
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It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.
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God evaluates by this criterion: How much love you invest in what you do is more important than how you do. The one who loves much is actually the one who does much.
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In the morning fix thy good purpose and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought.
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Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.
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Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.
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Leave off that excessive desire of knowing therein is found much distraction. There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no profit to the soul.
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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
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The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.
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How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
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There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.
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Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.
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Out of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.
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Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.
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We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.
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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.
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