It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more … - Thomas à Kempis

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It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.

Thomas à Kempis

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Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 25 July 1471) was a German medieval Christian monk and author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion.

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Alternative Names: Thomas von Kempen • Thomas Hammerlein • Thomas Hemerken • Thomas Hämerken • Malleolus • Thomas a Kempis • Thomas von Kempen à Kempis • Hämerkin • Hämmerlein • Thomas Haemerkken

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In the morning make thy resolves, and in the evening inquire into thy life, how thou hast sped to-day in word, deed, and thought;

If thou think wholly upon thyself and upon God, what thou seest out of doors shall move thee little.

Many things there are to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul.

It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should. - Thomas à Kempis

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