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No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
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
Hämmerlein
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O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
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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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Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.
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Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.
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Ah, Lord God, thou holy lover of my soul, when thou comest into my heart, all that is within me shall rejoice.
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Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.
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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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Without labor there is no rest, nor without fighting can the victory be won.
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Few spirits are made better by the pain and languor of sickness as few great pilgrims become eminent saints.
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Know all and you will pardon all.
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Habit is overcome by habit.
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Restrain an inordinate desire for knowledge, in which is found much anxiety and deception. Learned men always wish to appear so, and desire recognition of their wisdom. But there are many matters, knowledge of which brings little or no advantage to the soul.
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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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No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.
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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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