. . . be able to live peaceably with the hard and perverse,… - Thomas à Kempis

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. . . be able to live peaceably with the hard and perverse, or with the disorderly, or those who oppose us, this is a great grace and a thing much to be commended and most worthy of a 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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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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If thou think wholly upon thyself and upon God, what thou seest out of doors shall move thee little.

That which profiteth little or nothing is looked after, and that which is altogether necessary is negligently passed by;

All is not frustrated, though thou find thyself very often afflicted or grievously tempted. Thou art man, not God; thou art flesh, not an angel.

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