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The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.
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
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Thomas a Kempis
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Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
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Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
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Let not your peace rest in the utterances of men, for whether they put a good or bad construction on your conduct does not make you other than you are.
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We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.
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He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.
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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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By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.
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The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke and scorn of fortune.
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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
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Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.
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Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.
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Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.
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The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.
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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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Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.
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If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven. For he who give the us occasion to fight, to the end we may get the victory, is ready to succor those that fight manfully, and do trust in his grace.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth nothing For God is his All.
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If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you.
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The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at his first knock.
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Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.
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