“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”
Thomas à Kempis“Go where thou wilt, seek what thou wilt, and thou shalt not find a higher way above, nor a safer way below, than the way of the holy Cross."- Thomas A Kempis (The Following of Christ)”
Thomas à Kempis“What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?”
Thomas a Kempis“First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”
Thomas a Kempis“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.”
Thomas a Kempis“Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living.”
Thomas a Kempis“A humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”
Thomas a Kempis“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.”
Thomas a Kempis“Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.”
Thomas a Kempis“All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.”
Thomas a Kempis“Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.”
Thomas a Kempis