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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. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#endeavoring #entirely #good #idle #meditating

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking? ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#entirely #expect #how #liking #mould

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#bring #first #keep #others #peace

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#cares #great #heart #his #neither

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

— Thomas a Kempis

#draws #himself #hindered #man #outward

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

— Thomas a Kempis

#knew #pardon #would #you

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#earth #man #nature #purity #simplicity

Redeem thy misspent time that's past, And live this day as if thy last. ↗

— Thomas Ken

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

— Thomas a Kempis

#desire #fault #gladly #make #men

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

— Thomas a Kempis

#gift #giver #love #lover #loves