Thomas a Kempis

“There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.”

“If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily; but you must bear it.”

“If you cast away one cross, you will certainly find another, and perhaps a heavier.”

“Know all and you will pardon all.”

“O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.”

“Man proposes; God disposes.”

“A humble knowledge of oneself is a surer road to God than a deep searching of the sciences.”

“For the multitude of worldly friends profiteth not, nor may strong helpers anything avail, nor wise counselors give profitable counsel, nor the cunning of doctors give consolation, nor riche...”

“It is much safer to obey than to rule.”

“Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things. Therefore it avails for all t...”

“O Lord, you know what is best for me. Let this or that be done, as you please. Give what you will, how much you will, and when you will.”

“Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.”

“Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.”

“In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro. (Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)”

“The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.”

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

“Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.”

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

“Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.”

“Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.”