All Thomas a Kempis Quotes
- Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do. All
- The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke… Deliver
- Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons. Cutting
- A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior. Behavior
- All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills. All
- Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can… All
- The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger. Anger
- He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest Christian
- Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you... True peace and joy is to be found in [Jesus] alone. Alone
- A disciple once complained, "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." The master replied, "How would you like it if… Book
- The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does. All
- Two wings lift a person up from earthly concerns: Simplicity in intention, and Purity in feeling. Concern
- Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace. Blessed
- O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, how… All
- We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. Inspirational
- All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace. All
- A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike. Alike
- For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step. Christian
- In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly… Cross
- He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose… Care
- As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and… Becomes
- It is much safer to be subject than it is to command. Many live in obedience more from necessity than from love. Such become discontented… Become Discontented
- We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others. Busy
- Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what… Adversity
- Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God. Deepness