Category: Thomas A. Kempis

  • HAVING A HUMBLE OPINION OF SELF

    The Imitation of ChristChapter Two 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. He who knows himself well becomes mean in his own eyes and…

  • THOUGHTS HELPFUL IN THE LIFE THE SOUL

    Immitation of Christ, Thomas A. KempisTranslators, Latin to English: Aloysius Croft, Harold Bolton (Book One) IMITATING CHRIST AND DESPISING ALL VANITIES ON EARTH “HE WHO follows Me, walks not in darkness,” says the Lord. By these words of Christ we are advised to imitate His life and habits, if we wish to be truly enlightened…