Authors:

Thomas a Kempis Quotes - Page 2

All Quotes Acceptance Adversity Affection Anxiety Art Balance Being Thankful Charity Christ Confidence Conscience Death Desire Discipline Diversity Duty Earth Evil Failing Faith Feelings Fighting Giving Glory God Grace Grief Happiness Heart Heaven Helping Others Honor Humility Inspirational Jesus Joy Judging Judgment Justice Labor Liberty Life Love Morning Obedience Overcoming Pain Passion Peace Perfection Praise Prayer Purity Purpose Salvation Silence Simplicity Sin Sleep Sorrow Soul Study Suffering Temptation Understanding Victory Virtue Weakness
We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others.

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

Thomas a Kempis
Peace, Should Have, Busy

In the morning fix thy good purpose; and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought.

Thomas a Kempis
Morning, Night, Purpose
St. Augustine, Dr. Howard Taylor, Mrs. Howard Taylor, Apostolic Fathers, J. Oswald Sanders (2010). “Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume”, p.1550, Moody Publishers

If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.

Thomas a Kempis
Godly, Acceptance, Upset

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 sin. But if we judge ourselves our labour is always to our profit.

Thomas a Kempis
Spiritual, Judging, Judgement

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 conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.

Thomas a Kempis
Heart, Men, Sight

Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will be worthy to receive greater.

Thomas a Kempis
Blessing, Being Thankful, Worthy

Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.

Thomas a Kempis
Opinion, Interfere

For man plans, but God arranges.

Thomas a Kempis
Faith, Men, Plans

The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.

Thomas a Kempis
Adversity, Men, Doe

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

Thomas a Kempis
Wise, Peace, Humble

Remain tranquil and prepare to bear still greater trials. All is not lost even though you be troubled oftener or tempted more grievously. You are a man, not God. You are flesh, not an angel. How can you possibly expect to remain always in the same state of virtue when the angels in heaven and the first man in paradise failed to do so? I am He who rescues the afflicted and brings to My divinity those who know their own weakness.

Thomas a Kempis
Angel, Men, Heaven
Thomas (à Kempis), Thomas A. Kempis, Aloysius Croft, Harold Bolton (2003). “The Imitation of Christ”, p.110, Courier Corporation

God often gives in one brief moment that which He has for a long time denied.

Thomas a Kempis
Long, Giving, Moments

Be thankful for the smallest blessing and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as especial favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean.

Thomas a Kempis
Thank You, Mean, Blessing

Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.

Thomas a Kempis
Priorities, Desire, Use
Thomas a Kempis, James Jones (1842). “The Following of Christ...”, p.214

Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.

Thomas a Kempis
Change, Happiness, Finding Happiness

Love makes everything that is heavy light.

Thomas a Kempis
Love, True Love, Light

Learn to humble yourself, you are but earth and clay.

Thomas a Kempis
Inspirational, Humble, Clay

Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good. Love alone lightens every burden, and makes rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness sweet and acceptable.

Thomas a Kempis
Sweet, Good Love, Love Is

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

Thomas a Kempis
Kings, Adversity, Men
Thomas a Kempis (1913). “The Imitation of Christ”

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Thomas a Kempis
Confidence, Illusion, Born

Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but like a living flame, a burning torch, it forces its way upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle.

Thomas a Kempis
Love, Christian, Confused

Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.

Thomas a Kempis

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Thomas a Kempis
Peace, Firsts, Tranquility

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

Thomas a Kempis
Forgiveness, Pardon Me, Ifs

The devil does not tempt unbelievers and sinners who are already his own.

Thomas a Kempis
Devil, Doe, Unbelievers

You May Also Like: