Happy is the man who hath the hour of his death always befo… - Thomas à Kempis

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Happy is the man who hath the hour of his death always before his eyes, and daily prepareth himself to die.

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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All things pass away and thou equally with them. Look that thou cleave not to them lest thou be taken with them and perish.

Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.

. . . there is no means of escaping from tribulation and sorrow, except to bear them patiently.

Happy is the man who hath the hour of his death always before his eyes, and daily prepareth himself to die. - Thomas à Kempis

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