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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas von Kempen à Kempis
Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
Materialism
Kills
Greed
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Joy
Gnaws
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Pleasantly
Avarice
Earthly
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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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Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?
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Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace.
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My child, it will be better for you if you accept my decisions without complaint. Do not ask me to defend my actions or to explain why one person is favored and another seems slighted. The answers to these questions go far beyond your comprehension.
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