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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
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
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas von Kempen à Kempis
Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
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Whoever finds Jesus, finds a rich treasure, and a good above every good. He who loses Jesus loses much indeed, and more than the whole world. Poorest of all is he who lives without Jesus, and richest of all is he who stands in favor with Jesus.
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In the morning fix thy good purpose and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought.
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No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.
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Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
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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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It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.
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No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation.
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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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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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The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
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Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.
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No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
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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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Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.
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All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing and His peace passing all understanding.
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If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.
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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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We are sometimes stirred by emotion and take it for zeal.
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If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily but you must bear it.
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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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