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Why seekest thou rest, since thou art born to labor? [Lat., Cur quaeris quietem, quam natus sis ad laborem?]
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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You are a man, not God you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?
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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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No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation.
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A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning.
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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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Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections.
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By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.
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The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.
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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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Never be entirely idle but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.
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Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.
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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.
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Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.
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Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.
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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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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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Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.
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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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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
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It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.
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