It is much safer to obey than to rule.

Quote by Thomas Kempis

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If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other...

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other...

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.

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...

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.

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

How quickly passes away the glory of this world.

How quickly passes away the glory of this world.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

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

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

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...

Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be...

Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be...

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.

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own...

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

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...

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.