“He does much who loves much.”
Source: The Imitation of Christ
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Famous Thomas a Kempis Quotes
“All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.”
Source: The Following of Christ
“It is better to feel repentance, than to be able to define it.”
“I have often heard, that it is safer to hear and to take counsel, than to give it.”
Source: The Imitation of Christ; Or, the Ecclesiastical Music
“Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.”
“No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.”
Source: The Imitation of Christ
“Simplicity reaches out after God; purity discovers and enjoys Him.”
Source: Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume
“If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.”
“First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”
“Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.”
Source: The Imitation of Christ: Four Books
“All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.”
Source: Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume
“He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.”
“A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.”
“Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.”
“Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.”
“What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?”
“How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.”
Source: The Following of Christ
“No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.”
Source: Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume
“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.”
“The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.”
“Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.”
Source: Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume
“Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.”
Source: The Imitation of Christ; Or, the Ecclesiastical Music
“Be therefore thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be worthy to receive greater.”