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If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
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Jacksonville
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It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.
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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
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Always be thou prepared, and so live that death may never find thee unprepared.
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Of two evils we must always choose the least.
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It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.
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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
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Christ willed to suffer and be despised and do you dare complain of the same? Christ had adversaries and backbiters and do you wish to have all men your friends and benefactors? When shall your patience attain her crown if no adversity befalls you? If you are willing to suffer naught that is against you, how will you be the friend of Christ?
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Few spirits are made better by the pain and languor of sickness as few great pilgrims become eminent saints.
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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
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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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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
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Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.
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A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.
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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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For nothing, how little soever, that is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.
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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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Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
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