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For it is the grace of Christ, and not our own virtue, that gives us the power to overcome the flesh and the world.
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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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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Be thankful for the smallest blessing and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as especial favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean.
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But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
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