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To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.
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 Hammerlein
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Thomas Hämerken
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It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace--not in earth, but in heaven not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone.
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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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The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.
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So fixed are our spirits in slothfulness and cold indifference that we seldom overcome so much as one evil habit.
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Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.
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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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Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.
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If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.
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Leave off that excessive desire of knowing therein is found much distraction. There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no profit to the soul.
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The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
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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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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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