Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living.
Thomas Kempis
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, sti
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Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
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A book has but one vioce, but it does not instruct everyone alike.
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Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.
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Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God
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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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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.
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When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind
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FIRST keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker towards others. A peaceable man doth more good than a well-learned. A passionate man turneth even good into evil and easily believeth evil; a good, peaceable man converteth all things into good. He who dwelleth in peace is suspicious of none, but he who is discontented and restless is tossed with many suspicions, and is neither quiet himself nor suffereth others to be quiet. He often saith what he ought not to say, and omitteth what it were more expedient for him to do. He considereth to what duties others are bound, and neglecteth those to which he is bound himself. Therefore be zealous first over thyself, and then mayest thou righteously be zealous concerning thy neighbour.
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First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
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Keep yourself a stranger and pilgrim upon earth, to whom the affairs of this world are of no concern.
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Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.
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What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.
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Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!'
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