It is much safer to obey than to rule.

Quote by Thomas Kempis

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Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

How quickly passes away the glory of this world.

How quickly passes away the glory of this world.

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

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

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

Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness...

Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness...

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

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?

I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.

I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning...

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning...

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...

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have...

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have...

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.

[Christ] was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to...

[Christ] was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to...

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

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

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.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

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...