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Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
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Jacksonville
Florida
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Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.
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Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you... True peace and joy is to be found in [Jesus] alone.
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A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!
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Cling, therefore, to Jesus in life and death trust yourself to the glory of Him who alone can help you when all others fail.
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If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.
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Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.
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The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at his first knock.
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The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
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Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.
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Thou art my glory and the exultation of y heart: thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble.
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All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing and His peace passing all understanding.
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If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily but you must bear it.
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Renounce all things, and thou shalt find all things give up thy lust, and thou shalt find rest.
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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.
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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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All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.
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If thou be not busy for thyself now, who shall be busy for thee in time to come?
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To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.
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