We desire rules to be made restraining others, but by no me… - Thomas à Kempis

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We desire rules to be made restraining others, but by no means will we suffer ourselves to be restrained. Thus therefore doth it plainly appear how seldom we weigh our neighbour in the same balance with ourselves.

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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Choose for thy companions God and His Angels only, and flee from the notice of men.

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

If thou desire to profit, read with humility, simplicity, and faithfulness; nor even desire the repute of learning.

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