Thomas a Kempis
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas à Kempis, C.R.S.A.; c. 1380 – 25 July 1471) was a 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. He also is known by various spellings of his family name: Thomas Haemerken; Thomas Hammerlein; Thomas Hemerken and Thomas Hämerken...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionClergyman
CountryGermany
love flow highest
He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath all in all, because he resteth in one highest above all things, from whom all that is good flows and proceeds.
book heart glasses
If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.
tolerance action condemnation
Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.
love thinking criminal-mind
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.
temptation who-we-are shows
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
book voice doe
A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.
devil doe unbelievers
The devil does not tempt unbelievers and sinners who are already his own.
be-patient patient thyself
Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.
forgiveness pardon knows
Know all and you will pardon all.
book littles found
I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.
jesus prayer passion
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 to dwell within His Sacred Wounds. For if you devoutly seek the Wounds of Jesus and the precious marks of His Passion, you will find great strength in all troubles.
views intelligence ends
Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
sight catholic littles
Nothing, how little so ever it be, if it is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.
men heaven earth
It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace--not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone.