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Thomas a Kempis (1380 - July 25, 1471) was a German canon, known for his spiritual writings. He is best known for his work 'The Imitation of Christ,' which has had a profound impact on Christian thought and practice.

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“Love alone makes heavy burdens light and bears in equal balance things pleasing and displeasing. Love bears a heavy burden and does not feel it, and love makes bitter things tasteful and sweet.”

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Author:Thomas a Kempis

“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.”

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“Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing more courageous, nothing higher, nothing wider, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller nor better in heaven and earth; because love is born of God, and cannot rest but in God, above all created things.”

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Book:The Imitation of Christ; Or, the Ecclesiastical Music

Source: The Imitation of Christ; Or, the Ecclesiastical Music

“Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever a person seeketh his own, there he falleth from love.”

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“To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.”

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“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.”

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“Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.”

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Book:The Imitation of Christ

Source: The Imitation of Christ

“Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly all that is uneven.”

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“It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.”

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Author:Thomas a Kempis

“Though weary, it is not tired: though pressed it is not straightened; though alarmed, it is not confounded; but as a living flame it forces itself upwards and securely passes through all.”

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Author:Thomas a Kempis

“Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.”

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Author:Thomas a Kempis

“Love is a great thing...which alone maketh every burden light.. Love is watchful, and while sleeping, still keeps watch; though fatigued, it is not weary; though pressed, it is not forced. Love is sincere, gentle, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, and manly. Love is humble and upright, not weak, not fickle, nor intent on vain things; sober chaste, steadfast, quiet, and guarded in all the senses.”

About the Author

Born: 1380
Died: July 25, 1471
Known for: Canon
Quotes: 313

Books & Sources

The Imitation of ChristRelated source material

Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single VolumeRelated source material

The Confessions of St. Augustine, Including the Imitation of ChristRelated source material

The Imitation of Christ; Or, the Ecclesiastical MusicRelated source material

The Following of ChristRelated source material

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Hendrickson Christian Classics Audio LibraryRelated source material

The Imitation of Christ: Four BooksRelated source material

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