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Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.
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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Always keep a good distance between yourself and lying, quarreling, detracting, insulting and gossip. The person who can do that will some day learn to enjoy the silence.
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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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If thou wilt receive profit, read with humility, simplicity and faith, and seek not at any time the fame of being learned.
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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.
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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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If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.
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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
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