Thomas à Kempis on Contentment
I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
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The Imitation of Christ 4
Man’s happiness does not consist in the possession of abundant goods; a very little is enough.
The man who is at perfect ease is never suspicious, but the disturbed and discontented spirit is upset by many a suspicion.
Affection for creatures is deceitful and inconstant, but the love of Jesus is true and enduring.
Whatever is not God is nothing and must be accounted as nothing.