At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.

Quote by Thomas Kempis

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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and...

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and...

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.

In the holy Scriptures, truth is to be looked for rather than fair phrases

In the holy Scriptures, truth is to be looked for rather than fair phrases

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review...

Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?

What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often...

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often...

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love...

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love...

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Blessed are the ears that hear the pulse of the divine whisperer, and give no...

Blessed are the ears that hear the pulse of the divine whisperer, and give no...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God