The beginning of all temptations to evil is instability of … - Thomas à Kempis

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The beginning of all temptations to evil is instability of temper and want of trust in God; for even as a ship without a helm is tossed about by the waves, so is a man who is careless and infirm of purpose tempted, now on this side, now on that. As fire testeth iron, so doth temptation the upright man.

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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Pen Names: Tomáš Hemerken Kempenský

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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There is no creature so small and abject, that it representeth not the goodness of God.

Without the Way,
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Without the Truth,
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Without the Life,
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How can he abide long time in peace who occupieth himself with other men’s matters, and with things without himself, and meanwhile payeth little or rare heed to the self within?

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