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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
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Jacksonville
Florida
Thomas von Kempen
Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
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Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
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Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.
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If you seek Jesus in all things you will surely find Jesus. And if you seek yourself, you will surely find yourself, but only to your ruin.
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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.
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By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.
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Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.
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When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God.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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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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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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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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If thou be not busy for thyself now, who shall be busy for thee in time to come?
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Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.
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Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.
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Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.
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Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.
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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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Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.
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