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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.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
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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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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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Always be ready always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.
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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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All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing and His peace passing all understanding.
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What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.
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If you seek Jesus in all things you will surely find Jesus. And if you seek yourself, you will surely find yourself, but only to your ruin.
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We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.
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Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.
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Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.
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Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
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It carries a burden which is no burden it will not be kept back by anything low and mean it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.
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If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.
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Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
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Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world.
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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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