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It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace--not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other

It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace--not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone.

Thomas a Kempis
Men, Heaven, Earth
Thomas a Kempis (2013). “The Imitation of Christ; Or, the Ecclesiastical Music”, p.194, Cambridge University Press

What canst thou see elsewhere which thou canst not see here? Behold the heaven and the earth and all the elements; for of these are all things created.

Thomas a Kempis
Heaven, Earth, Elements
St. Augustine, Dr. Howard Taylor, Mrs. Howard Taylor, Apostolic Fathers, J. Oswald Sanders (2010). “Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume”, p.1556, Moody Publishers

O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.

Thomas a Kempis
Passing Away, Earth, Glory
"Imitation of Christ", Book I, Chapter III. 6, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 313-14, 1922.

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