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Thomas a Kempis Quotes

«Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.»
«Remember that lost time does not return.»
«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.»
Author: Thomas a Kempis (Writer) | About: Jealousy
«Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.»
«Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.»
«Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.»
«It is much safer to obey, than to govern.»
«The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.»
«First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.»
«It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others.»
Author: Thomas a Kempis (Writer) | About: Motivational