Thomas a Kempis Quotes

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.
Thomas a Kempis

Bear, Cross, Cheerfully

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
Thomas a Kempis

Knowledge, Live, Rather

How quickly passes away the glory of this world.
Thomas a Kempis

Away, Glory, Passes

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
Thomas a Kempis

Same, Balance, Ourselves

I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.
Thomas a Kempis

Rather, Far, Define

It is much safer to obey than to rule.
Thomas a Kempis

Rule, Obey, Safer

No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.
Thomas a Kempis

Ruled, Safely, Willingly

Of two evils we must always choose the least.
Thomas a Kempis

Two, Choose, Evils

Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.
Thomas a Kempis

Two, Less, Evils

Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
Thomas a Kempis

Away, Glory, Oh

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
Thomas a Kempis

Mind, Wrong, Sight

Remember that lost time does not return.
Thomas a Kempis

Time, Lost, Remember

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
Thomas a Kempis

Step, Loss, Weakness

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
Thomas a Kempis

Architecture, Building, Foundation

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
Thomas a Kempis

Learned, Safe, Obey

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
Thomas a Kempis

Temptation, Shows

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.
Thomas a Kempis

Yourself, Someone, Others

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