Inspirational Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

Learn to humble yourself, you are but earth and clay.

— Thomas a Kempis

Know all and you will pardon all.

— Thomas a Kempis

Man sees your actions, but God your motives.

— Thomas a Kempis

For man plans, but God arranges.

— Thomas a Kempis

Habit is overcome by habit.

— Thomas a Kempis

Thy peace shall be in much patience.

— Thomas a Kempis

No man is without his load of trouble.

— Thomas a Kempis

If you carry your cross joyfully, it will carry you.

— Thomas a Kempis

Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.

— Thomas a Kempis

Such as every man is inwardly so he judgeth outwardly.

— Thomas a Kempis

Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.

— Thomas a Kempis

The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.

— Thomas a Kempis

Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?

— Thomas a Kempis

In Jesus and for Him, enemies and friends alike are to be loved.

— Thomas a Kempis

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening if thou has spent the day profitably.

— Thomas a Kempis

It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.

— Thomas a Kempis

If you seek Jesus in all things you will surely find Jesus. And if you seek yourself, you will surely find yourself,…

— Thomas a Kempis

Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of men; whatever they say about you, good or bad, you are not…

— Thomas a Kempis

In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself…

— Thomas a Kempis

I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.

— Thomas a Kempis

If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily; but you must bear it.

— Thomas a Kempis

To be able to live peaceably with hard and perverse persons, or with the disorderly, or with such as go contrary to…

— Thomas a Kempis

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence,…

— Thomas a Kempis

If you should temporarily lose your sense of well-being, don't be too quick to despair. With humility and patience, wait for God…

— Thomas A Kempis

He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath…

— Thomas a Kempis

He is truly great who hath a great charity.

— Thomas a Kempis

If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you.

— Thomas a Kempis

Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.

— Thomas a Kempis

O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.

— Thomas a Kempis

When anger enters the mind, wisdom departs.

— Thomas a Kempis

Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.

— Thomas a Kempis

And when he is out of sight, quickly also he is out of mind.

— Thomas a Kempis

Thou shalt ever joy at eventide if thou spend the day fruitfully.

— Thomas a Kempis

Be thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be meant to receive greater.

— Thomas a Kempis

Now is the time to be doing, now is the time to be stirring, now is the time to amend myself.

— Thomas a Kempis

Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.

— Thomas a Kempis

All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.

— Thomas a Kempis

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

— Thomas a Kempis

Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more.

— Thomas a Kempis

No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.

— Thomas a Kempis