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By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.


Thomas Kempis

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THOMAS à KEMPIS Love flies, runs, and rejoices; it is free and nothing can hold it back
THOMAS A KEMPIS It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spo...
THOMAS A KEMPIS Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
THOMAS A KEMPIS What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to ...
THOMAS A KEMPIS Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.
THOMAS à KEMPIS For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardl...
THOMAS à KEMPIS Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
THOMAS A KEMPIS The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
THOMAS A. KEMPIS No man safely goeth abroad who loveth not to rest at home. No man safely talketh but he who loveth t...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Feast of Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord True it is that every man willingly foll...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Commemoration of Thomas à Kempis, priest, spiritual writer, 1471 Be not angry that you c...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Feast of Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461 If we would put some slight stress on ourselves at th...
THOMAS À KEMPIS The more a man hath unity and simplicity in himself, the more things and the deeper things he unders...
THOMAS À KEMPIS It is Truth which we must look for in Holy Writ, not cunning of words. All Scripture ought to be rea...
THOMAS À KEMPIS At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.
THOMAS À KEMPIS He who loveth God with all his heart feareth not death, nor punishment, nor judgment, nor hell, beca...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Feast of the Holy Cross When you hear someone saying unworthy and hard words of you, then it is g...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373 "In pastures green"? Not always; somet...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Feast of Richard of Chichester, Bishop, 1253 Commemoration of Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Moral...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Thou wilt never be spiritually minded and godly unless thou art silent concerning other men's matter...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Commemoration of Charles de Foucauld, Hermit, Servant of the Poor, 1916 Whoever loves much, does ...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Feast of Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680 Commemoration of Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, Philanthropis...
THOMAS À KEMPIS In judging others a man laboureth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judg...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Feast of Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher, 1153 Commemoration of William & Catherine Booth, Foun...
THOMAS À KEMPIS Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the myste...
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