Quotes by
Thomas à Kempis |
1380-1471 , German-Dutch monk & author
Catholic monk who wrote one of the most important Western Christian books, “The Imitation of Christ” (Latin: De imitatione Christi). He is a saint of the Anglican Church (but not of the Catholic Church).He was born in Kempen, Germany.
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Quotations
| • | Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. 3 |
| • | At the day of judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done. 2 |
| • | Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission; and in the end it shall carry you. 1 |
| • | Many deceive themselves, imagining they’ll find happiness in change. |
| • | It is much safer to obey than to rule. |
| • | Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it. |