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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 Hammerlein
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Thomas Hämerken
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Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
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For they truly know their Lord in the breaking of bread, whose heart within them so vehemently burneth, whilst Thou, O blessed Jesus, dost walk and converse with them.
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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
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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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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.
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How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
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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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Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.
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To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.
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By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.
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Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good. Love alone lightens every burden, and makes rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness sweet and acceptable.
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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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Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
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A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.
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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.
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If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.
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