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Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
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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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Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.
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Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons.
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Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.
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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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When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God. He is able and powerful to give you more grace and more spiritual comfort than you first had.
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Out of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.
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Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.
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No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.
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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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Restrain an inordinate desire for knowledge, in which is found much anxiety and deception. Learned men always wish to appear so, and desire recognition of their wisdom. But there are many matters, knowledge of which brings little or no advantage to the soul.
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Bodily exercises are to be done discreetly not to be taken evenly and alike by all men.
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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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A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning.
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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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A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.
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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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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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Why seekest thou rest, since thou art born to labor? [Lat., Cur quaeris quietem, quam natus sis ad laborem?]
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