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The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
Thomas von Kempen
Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas von Kempen à Kempis
Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
Ruler
Willingly
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Obedience
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A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!
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If thou wilt receive profit, read with humility, simplicity and faith, and seek not at any time the fame of being learned.
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The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.
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Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.
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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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A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.
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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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Always keep a good distance between yourself and lying, quarreling, detracting, insulting and gossip. The person who can do that will some day learn to enjoy the silence.
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We are sometimes stirred by emotion and take it for zeal.
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Always be ready always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.
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Trust not to friends and kindred, neither do thou put off the care of thy soul's welfare til hereafter for men will sooner forget thee than thou art aware of.
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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.
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Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.
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Salvation by the cross. [Lat., In cruce salus.]
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What thou art, that thou art.
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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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Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.
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Habit is overcome by habit.
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Thou art my glory and the exultation of y heart: thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble.
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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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