120 Thomas a Kempis Quotes

God is able to do more than man can understand.

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

God walks with the humble; he reveals himself to the lowly; he gives understanding to the little ones; he discloses his meaning to pure minds, but hides his grace from the curious and the proud.

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.

Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?

What thou art, that thou art.

Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.

He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.

If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission; and in the end it shall carry you.

We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

No man ruleth safely but that he is willingly ruled.

Thy peace shall be in much patience.

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.

God deceiveth thee not.

Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living.

At the Day of Judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done; not how well we have spoken, but how holy we have lived.

If you cast away one cross, you will certainly find another, and perhaps a heavier.

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

A humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Habit is overcome by habit.

He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.