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He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.
Thomas a Kempis
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Thomas a Kempis
Died: 1471
Died: January 1
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Jacksonville
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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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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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Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.
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Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.
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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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Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.
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Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.
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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
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All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.
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