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• Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.

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  Men, Roots, Needs

  Thomas (à Kempis), Thomas A. Kempis, Aloysius Croft, Harold Bolton (2003). “The Imitation of Christ”, p.9, Courier Corporation

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• Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.

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  Heart, Thee, Ifs

  Saint Augustine of Hippo, Saint Augustine, Thomas A'Kempis (2006). “The Confessions of St. Augustine, Including the Imitation of Christ”, p.254, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Salvation by the cross.
  [Lat., In cruce salus.]

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  Redemption, Salvation, Crosses

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• Habit is overcome by habit.
  [Lat., Consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.]

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  Overcoming, Habit

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• Of two evils we must always choose the least.

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  Two, Evil, Two Evils

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• As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.

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  Men, Fire, Glowing

  Thomas (à Kempis), Thomas A. Kempis, Aloysius Croft, Harold Bolton (2003). “The Imitation of Christ”, p.32, Courier Corporation

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• 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.

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  Children, Decision, Answers

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• 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.

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  Religious, Book, Heart

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• No man is without his load of trouble.

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  Men, Trouble, Load

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• Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.

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  Justice, Diversity, Neighbor

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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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  Finding Yourself, Bears

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• Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.

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  Notes, Said, Knows

  'De Imitatione Christi' bk. 1, ch. 5, sect. 1

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• The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.

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  Death, Men, Shadow

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• Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections.

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  Imperfection, Chance, Opinion

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• All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.

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  Vanity, God Love

  Thomas a Kempis, Aeterna Press (1941*). “The Following of Christ”, p.11, Aeterna Press

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• And when he is out of sight, quickly also he is out of mind.

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  Sight, Mind, Forgetfulness

  'De Imitatione Christi' bk. 1, ch. 23, sect. 1

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• Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

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  Faith, Cutting, Anxiety

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• 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.

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  Jesus, Blessed, Heart

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writer" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 372, 1895.

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• One who views thing as they are in reality, and not as they are said or thought to be, is truly wise, taught by God rather than by other persons

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  Wise, Reality, Views

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• For the multitude of worldly friends profiteth not, nor may strong helpers anything avail, nor wise counselors give profitable counsel, nor the cunning of doctors give consolation, nor riches deliver in time of need, nor a secret place to defend, if Thou, Lord, do not assist, help, comfort, counsel, inform, and defend.

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  God, Wise, Strong

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• Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.

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  Good Life, Men, Holy

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• Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening, if thou spend the day profitably.

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  Evening, Rejoice, Ifs

  "The Imitation of Christ in Four Books".

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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.

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  Art, Trouble, Glory

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• To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.

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  Wisdom, Thinking, Perfection

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• Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.

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  Grace, Strive, Obedience

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