"O how quickly passes away the glory of…" — Thomas a Kempis

"O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth."

— Thomas a Kempis

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232 Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

Thomas a Kempis has 232 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor.
We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this…
In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and…
I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.
Set me free from evil passions, and heal my heart of all inordinate affections; that being inwardly cured and thoroughly…
It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou…
Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever…
Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit.
To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for…
Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.
Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.
If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.

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More Earth Quotes

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The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and… — Neil Armstrong
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for… — Neil Armstrong
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. — Neil Armstrong
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was,… — Sean Astin
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on… — Margaret Atwood
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. — Marcus Aurelius
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
Carbon dioxide is natural. It is not harmful. It is part of Earth's life cycle. — Michele Bachmann

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