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What thou art, that thou art that God knoweth thee to be and thou canst be said to be no greater.
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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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.
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Christ willed to suffer and be despised and do you dare complain of the same? Christ had adversaries and backbiters and do you wish to have all men your friends and benefactors? When shall your patience attain her crown if no adversity befalls you? If you are willing to suffer naught that is against you, how will you be the friend of Christ?
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If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.
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If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.
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Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good. Love alone lightens every burden, and makes rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness sweet and acceptable.
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Salvation by the cross. [Lat., In cruce salus.]
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Be Yourself -The man who is neither bent upon pleasing his fellows nor afraid of offending them will enjoy great peace.
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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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Don't flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great.
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Restrain an inordinate desire for knowledge, in which is found much anxiety and deception. Learned men always wish to appear so, and desire recognition of their wisdom. But there are many matters, knowledge of which brings little or no advantage to the soul.
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Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.
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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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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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Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
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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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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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Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
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If thou hadst simplicity and purity, thou wouldst be able to comprehend all things without error, and behold them without danger. The pure heart safely pervades not only heaven, but hell.
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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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