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
taken exercise men
Bodily exercises are to be done discreetly; not to be taken evenly and alike by all men.
god men able
God is able to do more than man can understand.
men safe
No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.
men perfect desire
Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
men people soul
A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.
men tradition break
Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.
death men shadow
The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
faith men plans
For man plans, but God arranges.
adversity men doe
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.
religious men silence
You will never be an inwardly religious and devout man unless you pass over in silence the shortcomings of your fellow men, and diligently examine your own weaknesses.
men trouble load
No man is without his load of trouble.
adversity men iron
As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man.
men wings two
By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.
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In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboreth to good purpose.