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Thomas a Kempis

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Delve into the gentle counsel of a medieval mystic whose words still echo in modern reflections on humility and faith. This set of close to four hundred passages captures his steady, contemplative tone, offering a quiet space to consider deeper values. It’s a modest yet meaningful resource for anyone seeking thoughtful guidance from a historic spiritual guide.

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Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian devotional books.

Quick Facts About Thomas a Kempis

Notable works: Imitation of Christ

About Thomas a Kempis

Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian devotional books. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", Kempen, Germany, being his home town.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

He does much who loves much.

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Doe

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When anger enters the mind, wisdom departs.

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Anger

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What thou art, that thou art.

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Art

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He is truly great who hath a great charity.

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Charity

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Of two evils we must always choose the least.

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Choose

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Man proposes, but God disposes.

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God

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Temptations discover what you are.

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Discover

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For man plans, but God arranges.

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Faith

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He rides pleasantly enough whom the grace of God carries.

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Carrie

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A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.

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Doe

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Wheresoever we seek our own, there we fall from love.

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Fall

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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

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Acknowledgment

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Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.

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Grace

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Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!

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Glory

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Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.

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Able

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Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.

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Doe

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Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee; All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth…

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God

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“But if Christ is amongst us, then it is necessary that we sometimes yield up our own opinion for the sake of…

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Opinion

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Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing wider, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller or better, in heaven or earth.

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Heaven

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Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly…

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Bears

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Nothing, how little so ever it be, if it is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of…

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Merit

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Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be…

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Add

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“On the day of judgment, it will be demanded of us not what we have read, but what we have done.”

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Application

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Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.

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Idle

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“Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing stronger or higher or wider, nothing is more pleasant, nothing fuller, and nothing better in heaven…

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God

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A pure, sincere, and stable spirit is not distracted though it be employed in many works; for that it works all to…

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Distracted

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Whoever finds Jesus, finds a rich treasure, and a good above every good. He who loses Jesus loses much indeed, and more…

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Christian life

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Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own…

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Able

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“He is not truly patient who will only suffer as far as seems right to him and from whom he pleases. The…

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God

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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…

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Care

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“Do not let your peace depend on the words of men. Their thinking well or badly of you does not make you…

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Anxiety

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It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to…

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Adversity

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We would willingly have others perfect, and yet we amend not our own faults. We would have others severely corrected and will…

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Balance

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O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what…

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All things

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“Look at our fathers in the old days, living masterpieces as they are and shining examples of true religion; and see how…

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Friendship

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“If all were perfect, what should we have to suffer from others for God's sake? But God has so ordained, that we…

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Adversity

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“Be ofttimes mindful of the saying, The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear with hearing. Strive, therefore, to turn…

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Conscience

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Patience is necessary in this life because so much of life is fraught with adversity. No matter how hard we try, our…

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Adversity

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Love is a great thing...which alone maketh every burden light.. Love is watchful, and while sleeping, still keeps watch; though fatigued, it…

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Burden

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“In that day every trial borne in patience will be pleasing and the voice of iniquity will be stilled; the devout will…

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Afterlife

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Thomas a Kempis by topic

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