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Thou art my glory and the exultation of y heart: thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble.

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
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Hämerkin
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Whoever would fully and feelingly understand the words of Christ, must endeavor to conform his life wholly to the life of Christ.
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The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.
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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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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
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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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Whoever finds Jesus, finds a rich treasure, and a good above every good. He who loses Jesus loses much indeed, and more than the whole world. Poorest of all is he who lives without Jesus, and richest of all is he who stands in favor with Jesus.
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Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience
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Of two evils we must always choose the least.
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Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.
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May not be your peace in the mouth of the men since no matter if they thing good or bad about you, you should not be a different man because of that.
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Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength.... It is therefore able to undertake all things, and it completes many things, and warrants them to take effect, where he who does not love would faint and lie down.
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The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.
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Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
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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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He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
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Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.
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For things that worth little or nothing we care a lot and we oversight what is necessary because every man goes towards the exterior and if he doesn't regain consciousness quickly, with pleasure remain involved in it.
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A wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.
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Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.
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