Thomas a Kempis

A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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