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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
Thomas von Kempen
Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas von Kempen à Kempis
Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
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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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You are a man, not God you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?
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It carries a burden which is no burden it will not be kept back by anything low and mean it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.
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Never be entirely idle but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.
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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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Be thankful for the smallest blessing and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as especial favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean.
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Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission and in the end it shall carry you.
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Ah, Lord God, thou holy lover of my soul, when thou comest into my heart, all that is within me shall rejoice.
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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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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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What thou art, that thou art.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth nothing For God is his All.
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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
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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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If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.
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Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections.
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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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No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.
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Love alone makes heavy burdens light and bears in equal balance things pleasing and displeasing. Love bears a heavy burden and does not feel it, and love makes bitter things tasteful and sweet.
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