| 19 Famous Quotes by Thomas a Kempis
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“Know all and you will pardon all.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ
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“There is a devil in every berry of the grape.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ
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“A lover of Jesus and of the truth . . . can lift himself above
himself in spirit.
[Lat., Amator Jesu et veritatis . . . potest se . . . elevare
supra seipsum in spiritu.]”
Growth Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ (II, 1)
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“O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
[Lat., O quam cito transit gloria mundi.]”
Glory Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ (bk. I, ch. III, 6)
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“For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather
show us to be what we are.”
Circumstance Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ, (Dibdin's translation)
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“Know all and you will pardon all.”
Forgiveness Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ
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“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
Forgiveness Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ
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“All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights
to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet,
His comforts refreshing; and His peace passing all understanding.”
Christ Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ (bk. II, ch. I), (Dibdin's translation)
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“But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly
goes also out of mind.
[Lat., Cum autem sublatus fuerit ab oculis, etiam cito transit a
mente.]”
Absence Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ (bk. I, ch. XXIII, 1)
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“He is truly great who hath a great charity.”
Charity Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ (bk. I, ch. III), (Dibdin's translation)
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“In things essential, unity; in doubtful, liberty; in all things,
charity.
[Lat., In necessasariis, unitas; In dubiis, libertas; in omnibus,
caritas.]”
Charity Quotes Source: Imitation of Christ (bk. I, ch. III), (Dibdin's translation)
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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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“Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.”
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“It is much safer to obey, than to govern.”
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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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“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.”
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“it is much safer to obey than to rule.”
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“The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.”
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“We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.”
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Thomas a Kempis Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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