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Renounce all things, and thou shalt find all things give up thy lust, and thou shalt find rest.

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
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Hämerkin
Hämmerlein
Lust
Thou
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Shalt
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Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.
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Salvation by the cross. [Lat., In cruce salus.]
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Love makes everything that is heavy light.
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Some people are tempted most strongly at the beginning of their spiritual life, others near the end. Some are troubled all their lives. Still others receive only light temptation. Such things are decided by God, and we can trust his wisdom.
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Why seekest thou rest, since thou art born to labor? [Lat., Cur quaeris quietem, quam natus sis ad laborem?]
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Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.
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All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
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Who is so wise as to have a perfect knowledge of all things? Therefore trust not too much to thine own opinion, but be ready also to hear the opinion of others. Thought thine own opinion be good, yet if for the love of God thou foregoest it, and followest that of another, thou shalt the more profit thereby.
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Always be ready always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.
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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
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If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven. For he who give the us occasion to fight, to the end we may get the victory, is ready to succor those that fight manfully, and do trust in his grace.
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Love flies, runs, and rejoices it is free and nothing can hold it back.
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Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
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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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