Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The Quotable A'Kempis

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

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

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

"For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step. "

"Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more."

Thomas A'Kempis -- German Christian mystic & religious author (1380 - 1471)

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