Quotes by Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

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Remain tranquil and prepare to bear still greater trials. All is not lost even though you be troubled oftener or tempted — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
Shun too great a desire for knowledge, for in it there is much fretting and delusion. Intellectuals like to appear learn — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
He is not truly patient who will only suffer as far as seems right to him and from whom he pleases. The truly patient ma — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
God often grants in a moment what He has long denied. — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
Greater is Your care for me than all the care I am able to take from myself. — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done. — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
It is not really a small thing when in small things we resist self. — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
Not every affection which seems good is to be immediately followed. Neither is every opposite affection to be immediatel — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver. — Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ