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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
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Jacksonville
Florida
Thomas von Kempen
Thomas Haemerkken
Thomas Hammerlein
Thomas Hemerken
Thomas Hämerken
Malleolus
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas von Kempen à Kempis
Hämerkin
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He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
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Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth nothing For God is his All.
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The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.
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It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.
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Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.
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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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Always be thou prepared, and so live that death may never find thee unprepared.
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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 book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.
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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
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The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.
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He that avoideth not small faults, by little and little falleth into greater.
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