Thomas a Kempis Quotations | Page 2

No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.

It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.

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

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

My God, Sweetness beyond words, make bitter all the carnal comfort that draws me from love of the eternal and lures me to its evil self by the sight of some delightful good in the present. Let it not overcome me, my God. Let not flesh and blood conquer me. Let not the world and its brief glory deceive me, nor the devil trip me by his craftiness. Give me courage to resist, patience to endure, and constancy to persevere. Give me the soothing unction of Your spirit rather than all the consolations of the world, and in place of carnal love, infuse into me the love of Your name.

I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.

In Jesus and for Him, enemies and friends alike are to be loved.

Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love of pure truth draw you to read. Do not inquire, Who said this? but pay attention to what is said.

And if thy heart be straight with God then every creature shall be to thee a mirror of life and a book of holy doctrine for there is no creature so little or so despised but that sheweth and representeth the goodness of God.