But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
Thomas a Kempis
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- Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
- The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
- Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.
- Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
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