Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
The devil does not tempt unbelievers and sinners who are already his own. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
God evaluates by this criterion: How much love you invest in what you do is more important than how you do. The… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Love alone makes heavy burdens light and bears in equal balance things pleasing and displeasing. Love bears a heavy burden and does… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
If we live in peace ourselves, we in turn may bring peace to others. A peaceable man does more good than a… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does his present life become to him; because he sees more… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Let not your peace rest in the utterances of men, for whether they put a good or bad construction on your conduct… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does this present life become to him, because he perceives better… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Love flies, runs, leaps for joy; it is free and unrestrained. Love gives all for all, resting in One who is highest… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Love wakes much and sleeps little and, in sleeping, does not sleep. It faints is not weary; it is restricted in its… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Have therefore zeal to better thyself and then mayst thou have zeal to thy neighbor. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
And if thy heart be straight with God then every creature shall be to thee a mirror of life and a book of holy… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Patience is necessary in this life because so much of life is fraught with adversity. No matter how hard we try, our lives will… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Be Yourself -The man who is neither bent upon pleasing his fellows nor afraid of offending them will enjoy great peace. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
“0 true and heavenly grace, without which our own merits are nothing, and our natural gifts of no account! Neither arts nor riches, beauty… — Thomas à Kempis Copy Share Image
If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven.… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
“No man safely goeth abroad who loveth not to rest at home. No man safely talketh but he who loveth to hold his peace.… — Thomas à Kempis Copy Share Image
“Nature has a relish for knowing secrets and hearing news. It wishes to appear abroad and to have sense experiences. It wishes to be… — Thomas à Kempis Copy Share Image
Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
