Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
knowledge people littles
Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none.
god humble humility
A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning.
opinion interfere
Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.
jesus finding-yourself ruins
If you seek Jesus in all things you will surely find Jesus. And if you seek yourself, you will surely find yourself, but only to your ruin.
love-is light bears
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.
peace peace-and-happiness labor
Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.
love deeds doe
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it rather for the common good than for his own will.
love suffering going-away
Love Him, and keep Him for thy Friend, who, when all go away, will not forsake thee, nor suffer thee to perish at the last.
soon-enough justice suffering
We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.
men glowing iron
As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.
fall grief perfect
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.
peace should-have busy
We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others.
adversity men virtue
Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.
mystery sincere thee
Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God.