Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.
- Thomas a Kempis
Overcome, Himself, Than, Striving
At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.
- Thomas a Kempis
Judgment, Shall, Read, Asked
Man proposes, but God disposes.
- Thomas a Kempis
God, Man, Proposes
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, Feels, Impossibility, No Excuse
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
- Thomas a Kempis
Love, Gift, Considers, Giver
No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.
- Thomas a Kempis
Man, He, Ruled, Willingly
The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
- Thomas a Kempis
Obey, Only, Learned, Willingly
Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
- Thomas a Kempis
Desire, Perfect, Other, Amend
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
Confidence, Vain, Cut, Quietness
A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.
- Thomas a Kempis
Himself, Things, Proportion, Outward
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
- Thomas a Kempis
Patience, Practice, Although, Commend
Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.
- Thomas a Kempis
Reading, Idle, Public Good, Meditating
A humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.
- Thomas a Kempis
Deep, Humble, Search, Surer
Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.
- Thomas a Kempis
Knew, Would, Pardon, Assured
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
- Thomas a Kempis
Brainy, Cares, Nor, Tranquility
Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
- Thomas a Kempis
Mind, Sight, Always, Absent
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
People, Other, Your, Entirely
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.
- Thomas a Kempis
Temporary, Purity, Which, Soars
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
- Thomas a Kempis
Loss, First Step, Weakness, Acknowledgment
Remember that lost time does not return.
- Thomas a Kempis
Remember, Lost, Does, Return
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
- Thomas a Kempis
Architecture, Must, Laid, Deeper
Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.
- Thomas a Kempis
Will, Cross, Cheerfully, Bear
I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.
- Thomas a Kempis
How, Rather, Would, Remorse
Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.
- Thomas a Kempis
Two, Always, Less, Evils
Of two evils we must always choose the least.
- Thomas a Kempis
Always, Must, Least, Evils
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
- Thomas a Kempis
Know, Us, Shows, Temptation
What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.
- Thomas a Kempis
Slow, Consolation, Most, Heavenly
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
Endeavor, Rather, Often, Reap
It is much safer to obey than to rule.
- Thomas a Kempis
Rule, Than, Safer, Obey
Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
- Thomas a Kempis
World, How, Away, Oh
Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.
- Thomas a Kempis
Strong, Show, Either, Occasions
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
Anger, Wish, Cannot, Since
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.
- Thomas a Kempis
Wait, Back, Lord, Behave
How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
- Thomas a Kempis
How, Same, Weigh, Neighbor
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
- Thomas a Kempis
Remembering, Obliged, Duty
Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
- Thomas a Kempis
Faith, Never, Destroy, Precede
What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.
- Thomas a Kempis
Need, Someone, Becomes, Answer
Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living.
- Thomas a Kempis
Truth, Living, Going, Knowing
First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
- Thomas a Kempis
Peace, Bring, Keep, First
He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
- Thomas a Kempis
Peace, Will, Conscience, Content
How quickly passes away the glory of this world.
- Thomas a Kempis
World, How, Away, Passes
What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
- Thomas a Kempis
Future, Anxiety, Else, Sorrow
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