Quotes by Thomas 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)”

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

“All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.”

“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”

“Jesus has now many lovers of the heavenly kingdom but few bearers of His cross.”

“In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is jo...”

“The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.”

“Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good; Love alone lightens every burden, and makes the rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness...”

“Those who attempt to search into the majesty of God will be overwhelmed with His Glory!”

“It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind us that we are on probation and ought not to hope in any worldly thing. It is good for us sometimes to suffer contradic...”

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

“If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.”

“The highest does not stand without the lowest.”

“Let all your thoughts be with the Most High, and direct your humble prayers unceasingly to Christ. If you cannot contemplate high and heavenly things, take refuge in the Passion of Christ, and love...”

“If you wish to stand and progress as you ought, hold yourself an exile and a pilgrim on the earth.”

“God hath thus ordered it, that we may learn to bear one anothers burdens; for no man is without fault, no man without his burden, no man sufficient of himself, no man wise enough of himself; but we...”

“A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life and fervour of soul, rather than to cultivate th...”

“My child, I am the Lord Who gives strength in the day of trouble. Come to Me when all is not well with you. Your tardiness in turning to prayer is the greatest obstacle to heavenly consolation, for...”

“Pardon me also, and deal mercifully with me, as often as I think of anything besides You in prayer. For I confess truly that I am accustomed to be very much distracted. Very often I am not where bo...”

“If you cannot recollect yourself continuously, do so once a day at least, in the morning or in the evening. In the morning make a resolution and in the evening examine yourself on what you have sai...”