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Thomas a Kempis

German Clergyman

Born: 1380

Died: 1471

Always He How Man You Yourself

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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

Love Strength Burden Trouble Nothing Possible All Things No Excuse Lawful Above Attempts Feels Excuse Impossibility Itself Things Thinks

Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living. Thomas a Kempis

Life Truth Living Way Knowing Without Going

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves. Thomas a Kempis

Balance Our Neighbor Ourselves Seldom Weigh How Same

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. Thomas a Kempis

Angry You Anger Yourself Wish Others Since Make Cannot Them

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all. Thomas a Kempis

You Assured Would Pardon Knew

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly. Thomas a Kempis

Obey Ruler Willingly Only He Safe Learned Who

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it. Thomas a Kempis

Faith Intelligence Destroy Must Follow Never Precede

At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done. Thomas a Kempis

Day Judgment Shall Read Done Asked

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. Thomas a Kempis

Temptation Know Us Who Shows

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it. Thomas a Kempis

Patience Men Practice Few Willing Although Commend

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be. Thomas a Kempis

You Yourself Duty Obliged Remembering Your Who Activate Position

Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is. Thomas a Kempis

Man Strong Weak He Make Occasions Either Show

Man proposes, but God disposes. Thomas a Kempis

God Man Proposes Dispose

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer. Thomas a Kempis

Prayer You Yourself Slow Too Consolation Most Hinders Heavenly Turning

Remember that lost time does not return. Thomas a Kempis

Time Remember Lost Return Does

No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled. Thomas a Kempis

Man Ruled Willingly He Safely

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

You Will Cross Bear Cheerfully

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure. Thomas a Kempis

Peace Will Pure Easily He Content Whose Conscience

Of two evils we must always choose the least. Thomas a Kempis

Evils Must Always Least Choose Two

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