A disciple once complained, 'You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us.' The master replied, 'How would you like it if someone offered you fruit and then chewed it up for you before giving it to you' If your heart is straight with God, then every creature will be to you a mirror of life and a book of holy doctrine.
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But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly goes also out of mind.Thomas à Kempis
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
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Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.
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You are a man, not God you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden.
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Two wings lift a person up from earthly concerns Simplicity in intention, and Purity in feeling.
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A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.
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