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There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
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Jacksonville
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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
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You are a man, not God you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?
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Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own for wheresoever a person seeketh his own, there he falleth from love.
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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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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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If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.
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No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
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Man sees your actions, but God your motives.
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Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.
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Without labor there is no rest, nor without fighting can the victory be won.
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The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.
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To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.
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Let not your peace rest in the utterances of men, for whether they put a good or bad construction on your conduct does not make you other than you are.
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