Thomas a Kempis
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Theologian📖
German canon regular
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Born
January 1, 1380
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Died
July 25, 1471
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Birthplace
Kempen
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Nationality
Burgundian Netherlands
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"Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living."
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"The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid."
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"All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it."
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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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"First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others."
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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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"He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure."
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"Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible."
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"Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back."
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