“No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation.”

Thomas Kempis
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“Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.”

Thomas Kempis
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“When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.”

Thomas Kempis
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“The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.”

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“Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.”

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“Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it. and never destroy it.”

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“We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.”

Thomas Kempis
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“Many deceive themselves, imagining they’ll find happiness in change.”

Thomas Kempis
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“He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.”

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“Wherever you go, you will always bear yourself about with you, and so you will always find yourself.”

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“The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.”

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“An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”

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“The highest in God’s esteem are the lowest in their own.”

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“Permit no hour to go by without it due improvement.”

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“By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.”

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“The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.”

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“Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.”

Thomas Kempis
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“First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”

Thomas Kempis
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“It is much safer to obey, than to govern.”

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“Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.”

Thomas Kempis
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Mind