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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.
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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Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.
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Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.
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If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.
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Man sees your actions, but God your motives.
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