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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.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
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Jacksonville
Florida
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Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
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He is truly great that is great in charity. He is truly great that is little in himself, and maketh no account of any height of honor. And he is truly learned that doeth the will of God, and forsaketh his own will.
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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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Of two evils we must always choose the least.
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The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.
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Habit is overcome by habit.
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Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
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Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own for wheresoever a person seeketh his own, there he falleth from love.
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If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.
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Always be ready always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.
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The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
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No one is so good that he is immune from temptation. We will never be entirely free from it. . . . There is no order so holy, no place so secret where there will be no temptation.
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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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It is better to feel repentance, than to be able to define it.
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Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.
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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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The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
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Simplicity reaches out after God purity discovers and enjoys Him.
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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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The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.
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