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That which profiteth little or nothing is looked after, and that which is altogether necessary is negligently passed by
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done; not how well we have spoken, but how holily we have lived.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
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.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
My Son, patience and humility in adversities are more pleasing to Me than much comfort and devotion in prosperity.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
He who knoweth himself well is vile in his own sight
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
Indeed a wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts, to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.
So long as we carry about with us this frail body, we cannot be without sin, we cannot live without weariness and trouble.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
Without the Way,
there is no going,
Without the Truth,
there is no knowing,
Without the Life,
there is no living.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
Know all and you will pardon all.
Even though Thou dost expose me to divers temptations and adversities, Thou ordainest all this unto my advantage, for Thou are wont to prove Thy beloved ones in a thousand ways.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
Deliver me from evil passions, and cleanse my heart from all inordinate affections, that, being healed and altogether cleansed within, I may be made ready to love, strong to suffer, steadfast to endure.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
He is truly great that is great in charity. He is truly great that is little in himself, and maketh no account of any height of honor. And he is truly learned that doeth the will of God, and forsaketh his own will.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
. . . there is no means of escaping from tribulation and sorrow, except to bear them patiently.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
Grant me prudently to avoid the flatterer, and patiently to bear with him that opposeth me
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
That we must give ourselves to humble works when we are unequal to those that are lofty
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
In the morning make thy resolves, and in the evening inquire into thy life, how thou hast sped to-day in word, deed, and thought
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars.
Be not lifted up because of thy strength or beauty of body, for with only a slight sickness it will fail and wither away. Be not vain of thy skilfulness or ability, lest thou displease God, from whom cometh every good gift which we have.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
So long as it is hard to thee to suffer and thou desirest to escape, so long it will not be well with thee, and tribulations will follow thee everywhere.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)
What doth care about future events bring thee, save sorrow upon sorrow? Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. It is vain and useless to be disturbed or lifted up about future things which perhaps will never come.
The Imitation of Christ (1418)