And if thy heart be straight with God then every creature shall be to thee a mirror of life and a book… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
A disciple once complained, "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." The master replied, "How would you… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
No one is so good that he is immune from temptation. We will never be entirely free from it. . . .… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Ah, Lord God, thou holy lover of my soul, when thou comest into my heart, all that is within me shall rejoice. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Blessed is the pilgrim, who in every place, and at all times of this his banishment in the body, calling upon the… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God. — 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
