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Thomas a Kempis Quotes: Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
         

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.


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He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.



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To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.



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Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.



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Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.



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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.



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Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.



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