Thomas Kempis quotes

" Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength.... It is therefore able to undertake all things, and it completes many things, and warrants them to take effect, where he who does not love would faint and lie down. " # Love # Lies and Lying # Friends and Friendship

" He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. " # Blame # Praise # Faults

" Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, \'This day let me make a sound beginning " # Critics and Criticism # Purpose # Life and Living

" 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. " # Enemies # Opportunity # Suffering

" It is no little wisdom for a man to keep himself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to him, and to turn his heart to God and not to be troubled with man's judgment. " # Judgment and Judges # Peace # Silence

" No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation. " # Conversation # Contentment # Politicians and Politics

" Adversities do not make a man frail. They show what sort of man he is. " # Adversity # Courage # Sensitivity

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

" Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons. " # Fear # Critics and Criticism # Temptation

" Don't flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great. " # Flattery # Riches # Wealth