Thomas a Kempis

Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

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

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

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• Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

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

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• Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.

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• Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.

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• The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

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• No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.

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

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• There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.

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• How should thy patience be crowned in heaven if none adversity should befall to thee in earth? If thou wilt suffer none adversity how mayest thou be the friend of Christ?

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• Everywhere I have sought rest and found it not except sitting apart in a nook with a little book.

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• If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it some time at least once a day, morning or evening.

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

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

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• The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.

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• Verily, when the day of judgment comes, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.

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• Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.

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• Gladly we desire to make other men perfect but we will not amend our own fault.

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

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