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Thomas a Kempis

Thomas à Kempis, CRSA (c. 1380 – 25 July 1471) was a German-Dutch canon regular of the late medieval period and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the most popular and best known Christian books on devotion. His name means Thomas "of Kempen", his hometown, and in German he is known as Thomas von Kempen (in Dutch, Thomas van Kempen).

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The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.

Adversity, Doe, Mans, Measure, Men, Weaken

He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.

Greater, Heart, Men, Praised, Sight

Love wakes much and sleeps little and, in sleeping, does not sleep. It faints is not weary; it is restricted in its liberty and is great freedom. It sees reasons to fear and does not fear, but, like an ember or a spark of fire, flames always upward, by the fervor of its love, toward God, and through the special help of grace is delivered from all perils and dangers

Fire, Flames, Liberty, Reasons, Sleep, Wakes

Do not read to satisfy curiosity or to pass the time, but study such things as move your heart to devotion.

Curiosity, Heart, Move, Moving, Pass

Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary; nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.

Desire, Fall, Found, Grief, Peace, Thou

Christ willed to suffer and be despised and do you dare complain of the same? Christ had adversaries and backbiters; and do you wish to have all men your friends and benefactors? When shall your patience attain her crown if no adversity befalls you? If you are willing to suffer naught that is against you, how will you be the friend of Christ?

Adversaries, Adversity, Backbiters, Crown, Inspiration, Motivation

It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.

Easier, Should, Speak, Word

Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly all that is uneven.

Bears, Evenly, Heavy, Light, Love Is, Uneven

Oh how swiftly the glory of the world passes away! If only the lives of these men had been as admirable as their learning, their study and reading would have been to good purpose! But how many in this world care little for the service of God, and perish in their vain learning. Because they choose to be great rather than humble, they perish in their own conceit.

Glory, Humble, Men, Reading, Service, World

Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.

Bearing, Comfort, Crosses, Dispose, Gladness, Patience

Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.

Able, Anger, Bring, Firsts, Peace

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.

Giving, Life, Living, Long

Man proposes, but God disposes. [Lat. , Nam homo proponit, sed Deus disponit. ]

Deus, God, Lat, Men, Propose, Sed

How sweet it is to love, and to be dissolved, and as it were to bathe myself in thy love.

Dissolved, Love, Sweet, Thy

The glory of the good is in their consciences, and not in the tongues of men.

Glory, Good, Men, Tongue

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one's self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds.

Mind, Peace, Self, Speaking, Understanding

Now is the time to be doing, now is the time to be stirring, now is the time to amend myself.

Amend, Stirring, Time

Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.

Men, Action, Intention, Considers, Intentions, Actions

Why seekest thou rest, since thou art born to labor? [Lat. , Cur quaeris quietem, quam natus sis ad laborem?]

Art, Born, Cur, Labor

Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee; All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth nothing; For God is his All.

God, Nothing, Passeth, Thee, Winning

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