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It Is Better To Have But Little Knowledge With Humility And Understanding, Than Great Learning Which Might Make You Proud. For A Person's Merits Are Not To Be Estimated By Having Many Visions, Or By Knowledge Of The Bible, Or By Being Placed In A Higher Position; But By Being Grounded In True Humility, And By Seeking Always, Purely, And Entirely, The Honor Of God.

-Thomas A Kempis

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Thomas A Kempis

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It Is Better To Have But Little Knowledge With Humility And Understanding, Than Great Learning Which Might Make You Proud. For A Person's Merits Are Not To Be Estimated By Having Many Visions, Or By Knowledge Of The Bible, Or By Being Placed In A Higher Position; But By Being Grounded In True Humility, And By Seeking Always, Purely, And Entirely, The Honor Of God.

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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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We Must Imitate Christ's Life And His Ways If We Are To Be Truly Enlightened And Set Free From The Darkness Of Our Own Hearts. Let It Be The Most Important Thing We Do, Then, To Reflect On The Life Of Jesus Christ.

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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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Remember, Your Prerogative Is To Govern, And Not To Serve The Things Of This World.

Cling, Therefore, To Jesus In Life And Death; Trust Yourself To The Glory Of Him Who Alone Can Help You When All Others Fail.

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Let This Be Thy Whole Endeavor, This Thy Prayer, This Thy Desire,-that Thou Mayest Be Stripped Of All Selfishness, And With Entire Simplicity Follow Jesus Only.

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Love Is Active And Sincere, Courageous, Patient, Faithful, Prudent And Manly.

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Two Wings Lift A Person Up From Earthly Concerns: Simplicity In Intention, And Purity In Feeling.

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Always Be Thou Prepared, And So Live That Death May Never Find Thee Unprepared.

Few Spirits Are Made Better By The Pain And Languor Of Sickness; As Few Great Pilgrims Become Eminent Saints.

In Jesus And For Him, Enemies And Friends Alike Are To Be Loved.

I Would Far Rather Feel Remorse Than Know How To Define It.

In The Morning Fix Thy Good Purpose; And At Night Examine Thyself What Thou Hast Done, How Thou Hast Behaved Thyself In Word, Deed, And Thought.

He That Seeks Here Any Other Thing But Simply God And The Salvation Of His Soul, Will Find Nothing But Trouble And Sorrow.

A Man Is Hindered And Distracted In Proportion As He Draws Outward Things To Himself.

Study, Therefore, To Withdraw The Love Of Your Soul From All Things That Are Visible, And Turn It To Things That Are Invisible.

For They Truly Know Their Lord In The Breaking Of Bread, Whose Heart Within Them So Vehemently Burneth, Whilst Thou, O Blessed Jesus, Dost Walk And Converse With Them.

The More Humble And Obedient To God A Man Is, The More Wise And At Peace He Will Be In All That He Does.

Of Two Evils We Must Always Choose The Least.

No Man Ruleth Safely But He That Is Willingly Ruled.

Leave Off That Excessive Desire Of Knowing; Therein Is Found Much Distraction. There Are Many Things The Knowledge Of Which Is Of Little Or No Profit To The Soul.

He Who Loves With Purity Considers Not The Gift Of The Lover, But The Love Of The Giver.

All Is Vanity But To Love God And Serve Him.

If Thou Art Willing To Suffer No Adversity, How Wilt Thou Be The Friend Of Christ?

Habit Is Overcome By Habit.

Be Therefore Thankful For The Least Gift, So Shalt Thou Be Worthy To Receive Greater.

My God, Sweetness Beyond Words, Make Bitter All The Carnal Comfort That Draws Me From Love Of The Eternal And Lures Me To Its Evil Self By The Sight Of Some Delightful Good In The Present. Let It Not Overcome Me, My God. Let Not Flesh And Blood Conquer Me. Let Not The World And Its Brief Glory Deceive Me, Nor The Devil Trip Me By His Craftiness. Give Me Courage To Resist, Patience To Endure, And Constancy To Persevere. Give Me The Soothing Unction Of Your Spirit Rather Than All The Consolations Of The World, And In Place Of Carnal Love, Infuse Into Me The Love Of Your Name.

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Thou Art My Glory And The Exultation Of Y Heart: Thou Art My Hope And Refuge In The Day Of My Trouble.

Know All And You Will Pardon All.

Be At Peace With Yourself First And Then You Will Be Able To Bring Peace To Others.

Nothing Is Sweeter Than Love, Nothing More Courageous, Nothing Higher, Nothing Wider, Nothing More Pleasant, Nothing Fuller Nor Better In Heaven And Earth; Because Love Is Born Of God, And Cannot Rest But In God, Above All Created Things.

He Will Be With You Also, All The Way, That Faithful God. Every Morning When You Awaken To The Old And Tolerable Pain, At Every Mile Of The Hot Uphill Dusty Road Of Tiring Duty, On To The Judgment Seat, The Same Christ There As Ever, Still Loving You, Still Sufficient For You, Even Then. And Then, On Through All Eternity.

By Two Wings A Man Is Lifted Up From Things Earthly: By Simplicity And Purity.

God Evaluates By This Criterion: How Much Love You Invest In What You Do Is More Important Than How You Do. The One Who Loves Much Is Actually The One Who Does Much.

It Is Much Safer To Obey Than To Rule.

If You Cast Away One Cross, You Will Certainly Find Another, And Perhaps A Heavier.

He Is Truly Great Who Hath A Great Charity.

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Wait For The Lord. Behave Yourself Manfully, And Be Of Good Courage. Do Not Be Faithless, But Stay In Your Place And Do Not Turn Back.

Jesus Has Many Who Love The Kingdom Of God, But Few Who Bear A Cross. He Has Many Who Desire His Comfort, But Few Who Desire His Suffering. All Want To Rejoice With Him, But Few Are Willing To Suffer For Him. He Writes; There Are Many Who Admire His Miracles, But There Are Few Who Follow In The Humiliation Of The Cross.

O Lord, Thou Knowest That Which Is Best For Us; Let This Or That Be Done, As Thou Shalt Please. Give What Thou Wilt, How Much Thou Wilt, And When Thou Wilt. Deal With Me As Thou Thinkest Best. Place Me Where Thou Wilt, And Deal With Me In All Things Just As Thou Wilt. Behold, I Am Thy Servant, Prepared For All Things: I Desire Not To Live Unto Myself, But Unto Thee; And Oh, That I Could Do It Worthily And Perfectly!

It Is No Little Wisdom For You To Keep Yourself In Silence And In Good Peace When Evil Words Are Spoken To You, And To Turn Your Heart To God And Not To Be Troubled With The Judgment Of Others.

Endeavor To Be Patient In Bearing With The Defects And Infirmities Of Others, Of What Sort 'soever They Be; For That Thyself Also Has Many Failings Which Must Be Borned With By Others.

No Man Doth Safely Rule, But He That Hath Learned Gladly To Obey.

Love Is A Mighty Power, A Great And Complete Good. Love Alone Lightens Every Burden, And Makes Rough Places Smooth. It Bears Every Hardship As Though It Were Nothing, And Renders All Bitterness Sweet And Acceptable.

If Thou Canst Not Make Thyself Such An One As Thou Wouldst, How Canst Thou Expect To Have Another In All Things To Thy Liking?

Of Two Evils, The Lesser Must Always Be Chosen De Duobus Malis, Minus Est Semper Eligendum

My Child, It Will Be Better For You If You Accept My Decisions Without Complaint. Do Not Ask Me To Defend My Actions Or To Explain Why One Person Is Favored And Another Seems Slighted. The Answers To These Questions Go Far Beyond Your Comprehension.

Both Above And Below, Without And Within, Which Way So Ever Thou Dost Turn Thee, Everywhere Thou Shalt Find The Cross; And Everywhere Of Necessity Thou Must Hold Fast Patience, If Thou Wilt Have Inward Peace, And Enjoy An Everlasting Crown.

Love Feels No Burden, Thinks Nothing Of Trouble, Attempts What Is Above Its Strength.... It Is Therefore Able To Undertake All Things, And It Completes Many Things, And Warrants Them To Take Effect, Where He Who Does Not Love Would Faint And Lie Down.

If You Want To Learn Something That Will Really Help You, Learn To See Yourself As God Sees You And Not As You See Yourself In The Distorted Mirror Of Your Own Self-importance.

Constantly Choose Rather To Want Less, Than To Have More.

To Be Able To Live Peaceably With Hard And Perverse Persons, Or With The Disorderly, Or With Such As Go Contrary To Us, Is A Great Grace.

The Glory Of The Good Is In Their Consciences, And Not In The Tongues Of Men.

All Men Desire Peace, But Very Few Desire Those Things That Make For Peace.

It Thou Seek Rest In This Life, How Wilt Thou Then Attain To The Everlasting Rest? Dispose Not Thyself For Much Rest, But For Great Patience. Seek True Peace--not In Earth, But In Heaven; Not In Men, Nor In Any Other Creature, But In God Alone.

Whatever You Do, Do It With Intelligence, And Keep The End In View.

He Does Much Who Loves God Much, And He Does Much Who Does His Deed Well.

There Is No Creature So Small And Abject, That It Representeth Not The Goodness Of God.

Goodness Of God

God Deceiveth Thee Not.

Faith Is Required Of Thee, And A Sincere Life, Not Loftiness Of Intellect, Nor Deepness In The Mysteries Of God.

If Thou Wilt Receive Profit, Read With Humility, Simplicity And Faith, And Seek Not At Any Time The Fame Of Being Learned.

Study To Do Another's Will Rather Than Thine Own. Choose Ever To Have Less Rather Than More. Seek Ever The Lower Place And To Be Subject To All; Ever Wish And Pray That The Will Of God May Be Perfectly Done In Thee And In All. Behold Such A Man Enters The Bounds Of Peace And Calm.

Have Therefore Zeal To Better Thyself And Then Mayst Thou Have Zeal To Thy Neighbor.

Old Custom Is Hard To Break And Scarce Any Man Will Be Led Otherwise Than Seemeth Good Unto Himself.

He Who Knows Himself Well Is Mean And Abject In His Own Sight, And Takes No Delight In The Vain Praise Of Men.

What Most Of All Hinders Heavenly Consolation Is That You Are Too Slow In Turning Yourself To Prayer.

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.

Forasmuch As Many People Study More To Have Knowledge Than To Live Well Therefore Ofttimes They Err And Bring Forth Little Fruit Or None.

A Book Has But One Voice, But It Does Not Instruct Everyone Alike.

If You Can Win Complete Mastery Over Self, You Will Easily Master All Else. To Triumph Over Self Is The Perfect Victory.

No Confict Is So Severe As His Who Labors To Subdue Himself.

The Loftier The Building, The Deeper Must The Foundation Be Laid.

Grant Me Prudently To Avoid Him That Flatters Me, And To Endure Patiently Him That Contradicts Me.

No One Is Qualified To Converse In Public Except Those Contented To Do Without Such Conversation.

Be Yourself -the Man Who Is Neither Bent Upon Pleasing His Fellows Nor Afraid Of Offending Them Will Enjoy Great Peace.

And If Thy Heart Be Straight With God Then Every Creature Shall Be To Thee A Mirror Of Life And A Book Of Holy Doctrine For There Is No Creature So Little Or So Despised But That Sheweth And Representeth The Goodness Of God.

If You Can Talk And It's Convenient To Talk, Try To Say Things That Edify.

A Pure, Sincere, And Stable Spirit Is Not Distracted Though It Be Employed In Many Works; For That It Works All To The Honor Of God, And Inwardly Being Still And Quiet, Seeks Not Itself In Any Thing It Doth.

The Humble Live In Continuous Peace, While In The Hearts Of The Proud Are Envy And Frequent Anger.

To Take No Account Of Oneself, But Always To Think Well And Highly Of Others Is The Highest Wisdom And Perfection.

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.

Don't Flatter The Rich, Or Appear To Willing Before The Great.

Be Not Angry That You Cannot Make Others As You Wish Them To Be, Since You Cannot Make Yourself As You Wish To Be.

Patience Is Necessary In This Life Because So Much Of Life Is Fraught With Adversity. No Matter How Hard We Try, Our Lives Will Never Be Without Strife And Grief. Thus, We Should Not Strive For A Peace That Is Without Temptation, Or For A Life That Never Feels Adversity. Peace Is Not Found By Escaping Temptations, But By Being Tried By Them. We Will Have Discovered Peace When We Have Been Tried And Come Through The Trial Of Temptation.

Peace And Happiness Are What You Covet, But These Are Only To Be Obtained By Labor.

Peace And Happiness

It Is Better To Be Affected With A True Penitent Sorrow For Sin Than To Be Able To Resolve The Most Difficult Cases About It.

Do Not Try To Find A Place Free From Temptations And Troubles. Rather, Seek A Peace That Endures Even When You Are Beset By Various Temptations And Tried By Much Adversity.

Ah, Lord God, Thou Holy Lover Of My Soul, When Thou Comest Into My Heart, All That Is Within Me Shall Rejoice.

O How Quickly Passes Away The Glory Of The Earth.

The Intention Which Is Fixed On God As Its Only End Will Keep People Steady In Their Purposes, And Deliver Them From Being The Joke And Scorn Of Fortune.

A Man Of Peace Does More Good Than A Very Learned Man.

The End Of All Is Death And Man's Life Passeth Away Suddenly As A Shadow.

Man Considers The Actions, But God Weighs The Intentions.

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.

For Man Plans, But God Arranges.

Therefore, A Man Ought To Root Himself So Firmly In God That He Will Not Need The Consolations Of Men.

Is A Man One Whit The Better Because He Is Grown Great In Other Men's Esteem?

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