Thomas a Kempis

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since…

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure…

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others…

Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads…

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain…

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it…

Without the way, there is no going without the truth, there is no knowing without…

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid…

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often…

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it…

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search…

What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow…

Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be…