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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.

Thomas a Kempis

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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
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Jacksonville
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What thou art, that thou art.
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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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Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.
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It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.
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No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.
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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 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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Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.
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Who is so wise as to have a perfect knowledge of all things? Therefore trust not too much to thine own opinion, but be ready also to hear the opinion of others. Thought thine own opinion be good, yet if for the love of God thou foregoest it, and followest that of another, thou shalt the more profit thereby.
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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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It carries a burden which is no burden it will not be kept back by anything low and mean it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.
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Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.
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If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.
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Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
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Be therefore thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be worthy to receive greater.
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Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but like a living flame, a burning torch, it forces its way upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle.
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For nothing, how little soever, that is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.
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When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God. He is able and powerful to give you more grace and more spiritual comfort than you first had.
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Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.
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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
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