How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
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Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love transcends obstacles and fuels perseverance without complaint.
In this quote, Thomas A Kempis emphasizes the profound nature of love, suggesting that it is a powerful force that makes burdens feel lighter and inspires individuals to strive for what may seem unattainable. Love is portrayed as a motivator that encourages hope and determination, dismissing the limitations that others might perceive, and believing in the potential to achieve great things regardless of challenges.
Themes
LovePerseveranceBeliefHopeStruggle
In practice
Example use cases
In a wedding speech, to express the enduring nature of love.
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He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.
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