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Thomas a Kempis has 232 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.
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We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take…
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In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself…
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I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.
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Set me free from evil passions, and heal my heart of all inordinate affections; that being inwardly cured and thoroughly cleansed, I…
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It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.
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Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever a person…
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Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit.
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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,…
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Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.
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Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.
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If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.
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We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than…
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Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything.
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The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it…
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Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition.
— Arthur Hugh Clough
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Guys who can't take care of their own women always covet other guys' women
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The title which I most covet is that of teacher. The writing of a research paper and the teaching of freshman calculus,…
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Nevertheless, the Tenth Commandment-'Thou shalt not covet'-recognizes that making money and owning things could become selfish activities. But it is not the…
— Margaret Thatcher
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Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.
— Thomas a Kempis
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I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I…
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others.
— Otto Rank
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