Quotes by Thomas Kempis

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

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

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If the truth shall have made thee free, thou shalt not care for the vain...

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

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

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Without the way , there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing;...

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A book has but one vioce, but it does not instruct everyone alike.

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Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

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

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Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.

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Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he...

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No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.

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