"Peace and happiness are what you covet, but……" — Thomas a Kempis

Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to… - Thomas a Kempis

"Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor."

— 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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We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect. — Winston Churchill
Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main… — Sun Tzu
In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition… — Douglas MacArthur
Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything. — Epictetus
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less… — Laozi
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition. — Arthur Hugh Clough
Guys who can't take care of their own women always covet other guys' women — Kang Min-hyuk
The title which I most covet is that of teacher. The writing of a research paper and the teaching of… — Unknown Author
Nevertheless, the Tenth Commandment-'Thou shalt not covet'-recognizes that making money and owning things could become selfish activities. But it is… — Margaret Thatcher
I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of… — Gary Oldman
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others. — Otto Rank
It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable: for he hath a benefactor so prone to… — Thomas Traherne

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