Quotes from Thomas a Kempis


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    Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.

    Good | Reading | Idle


    A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.

    Distracted | Himself | Draws


    How quickly passes away the glory of this world.

    Glory | Quickly | Passes


    Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

    Bear | Cross | Cheerfully


    No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.

    Ruled | Safely | Willingly


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

    Glory | Swiftly | Oh


    Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.

    Courage | Good | Wait


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

    Knew | Pardon | Assured


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

    Safe | Obey | Ruler


    Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.

    Evils | Chosen | Less


    Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.

    Strong | Weak | Either


    Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

    Faith | Follow | Destroy


    But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.

    Knowledge | Reap | Labor


    Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.

    Duty | Position | Activate


    What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.

    Difference | Others | Answer


    He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.

    Peace | Content | Conscience


    What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?

    Future | Anxiety | Sorrow


    Man proposes, but God disposes.

    God | Disposes | Proposes


    Remember that lost time does not return.

    Time | Remember | Lost


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

    Define | Rather | Far


       

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