Thomas à Kempis - Life Quotes

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It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.

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For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.

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A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life and fervour of soul, rather than to cultivate those qualities that seem most popular.

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If thou seek rest in this life, how wilt them then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace — not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone.

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Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God.

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In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is joy of spirit; in the Cross is excellence of virtue; in the Cross is perfection of holiness. There is no salvation of soul, nor hope of eternal life, save in the Cross.

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The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does this present life become to him, because he perceives better and sees more clearly the defects of human corruption.

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Whoever would fully and feelingly understand the words of Christ, must endeavor to conform his life wholly to the life of Christ.

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Without the Way,
there is no going,
Without the Truth,
there is no knowing,
Without the Life,
there is no living.

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Of what use is a long life, if we amend so little? Alas, a long life often adds to our sins rather than to our virtue!

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The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.

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Cling, therefore, to Jesus in life and death; trust yourself to the glory of Him who alone can help you when all others fail.

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