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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
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May not be your peace in the mouth of the men since no matter if they thing good or bad about you, you should not be a different man because of that.
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He will be with you also, all the way, that faithful God. Every morning when you awaken to the old and tolerable pain, at every mile of the hot uphill dusty road of tiring duty, on to the judgment seat, the same Christ there as ever, still loving you, still sufficient for you, even then. And then, on through all eternity.
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Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more.
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Without labor there is no rest, nor without fighting can the victory be won.
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Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?
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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
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Love flies, runs, and rejoices it is free and nothing can hold it back.
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Some people are tempted most strongly at the beginning of their spiritual life, others near the end. Some are troubled all their lives. Still others receive only light temptation. Such things are decided by God, and we can trust his wisdom.
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Always be ready always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.
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Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.
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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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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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Man proposes, but God disposes.
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What thou art, that thou art that God knoweth thee to be and thou canst be said to be no greater.
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Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience
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Do what lieth in thy power, and God will assist in thy good will.
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No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.
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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
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