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Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
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
Swiftly
Passes
Glory
Away
World
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Ah, Lord God, thou holy lover of my soul, when thou comest into my heart, all that is within me shall rejoice.
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Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.
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The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
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Judge yourself and beware of passing judgement on others. In judging others we expend our energy to no purpose we are often mistaken and easily sin. But if we judge ourselves our labour is always to our profit.
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Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.
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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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So fixed are our spirits in slothfulness and cold indifference that we seldom overcome so much as one evil habit.
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The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.
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