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Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ Quotes: Let temporal things be in the use, eternal things in the desire.
         

Let temporal things be in the use, eternal things in the desire.


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Let temporal things be in the use, eternal things in the desire.
         



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This page presents the quote "Let temporal things be in the use, eternal things in the desire.". Author of this quote is Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ. This quote is about desire, idolatry, passion, materialism,.