All Thomas a Kempis Quotes
- It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to… Evil
- Judge yourself and beware of passing judgement on others. In judging others we expend our energy to no purpose; we are often mistaken and easily… Beware
- If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways. Discipline
- Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me. Avoid
- If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance. Acceptance
- The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does this present life become to him, because he perceives better and sees more… Better
- When anger enters the mind, wisdom departs. Anger
- To be able to live peaceably with hard and perverse persons, or with the disorderly, or with such as go contrary to us, is a… Able
- A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life… Amendment
- Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more. Choose
- Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening if thou has spent the day profitably. Always Rejoice
- Endeavor to be patient in bearing with the defects and infirmities of others, of what sort 'soever they be; for that thyself also has many… Bearing
- Habit is overcome by habit. Habit
- Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary;… According
- So passes away the glory of this world. ('Sic transit gloria mundi.') Death
- It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life. Desire
- He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath all in all,… All
- Love Him, and keep Him for thy Friend, who, when all go away, will not forsake thee, nor suffer thee to perish at the last. All
- He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it… Common
- Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor. Covet
- Thou art my glory and the exultation of y heart: thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble. Art
- Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions. Action
- Permit no hour to go by without it due improvement. Due
- Man proposes, but God disposes. Disposes
- You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue,… Angel