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Thomas Traherne
Thomas Traherne
British Clergyman
Born: 1636
Died: Oct 10, 1674
Happiness Love Love Is World You Yourself
Related authors: Beilby Porteus Charles Spurgeon Hudson Taylor Jeremy Taylor John Henry Newman Jonathan Sacks Lionel Blue N. T. Wright
Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love. Thomas Traherne
Love Love Is Ourselves Obliged Could Never Had Self-Love Been Anything Loved To Love Basis
An empty book is like an infant's soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders. Thomas Traherne
Soul Book Mind Nothing All Things Written Like Empty Infant May Wonders Anything Which Capable Fill Things Profitable
To think the world therefore a general Bedlam, or place of madmen, and oneself a physician, is the most necessary point of present wisdom: an important imagination, and the way to happiness. Thomas Traherne
Happiness Wisdom World Physician Important Think Imagination Way Madmen Oneself General Point Most Place Therefore Present Necessary
This visible world is wonderfully to be delighted in, and highly to be esteemed, because it is the theatre of God's righteous Kingdom. Thomas Traherne
God Theatre World Visible Visible World Righteous Kingdom Delighted Highly Because Wonderfully Esteemed
Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's palace; and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels. Thomas Traherne
Morning You Yourself World Father Every Air Earth See Angels Having Never Look Joys Till Reverend Were Celestial Heaven Esteem Skies Your Awake Palace Among Right Enjoyment
Happiness was not made to be boasted, but enjoyed. Therefore tho others count me miserable, I will not believe them if I know and feel myself to be happy; nor fear them. Thomas Traherne
Happiness Myself Me Be Happy Happy Fear Will Made Miserable Believe Others Count Feel Know Nor Them Therefore Enjoyed

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