Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. – Thomas a Kempis
A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself. – Thomas a Kempis
Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living. – Thomas a Kempis
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be. – Thomas a Kempis
If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking? – Thomas a Kempis
What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer. – Thomas a Kempis
Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back. – Thomas a Kempis
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. – Thomas a Kempis
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver. – Thomas a Kempis
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. – Thomas a Kempis
