394 Quotes by Thomas à Kempis

The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at his first knock.

Love alone makes heavy burdens light and bears in equal balance things pleasing and displeasing. Love bears a heavy burden and does not feel it, and love makes bitter things tasteful and sweet.

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.

The Lord has many lovers of His crown but few lovers of His Cross.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Trust not to friends and kindred, neither do thou put off the care of thy soul's welfare til hereafter; for men will sooner forget thee than thou art aware of.

It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.

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