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Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
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Theologian
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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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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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The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.
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A wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.
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Few spirits are made better by the pain and languor of sickness as few great pilgrims become eminent saints.
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Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
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If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.
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Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.
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God deceiveth thee not.
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He rides pleasantly enough whom the grace of God carries.
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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.
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May not be your peace in the mouth of the men since no matter if they thing good or bad about you, you should not be a different man because of that.
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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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A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.
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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
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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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He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.
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Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.
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Cling, therefore, to Jesus in life and death trust yourself to the glory of Him who alone can help you when all others fail.
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Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons.
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Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.
Thomas a Kempis
