Thomas a Kempis Quotes


Be thankful for the smallest blessing and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as especial favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean.


Citations

Thomas à Kempis. The Imitation of Christ. Translated by Aloysius Croft and Harold Bolton, Bruce Publishing Company, 1940, p. 67.

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Thomas a Kempis
Thomas a Kempis
  • Born: July 25, 1471
  • Died: July 25, 1471
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Canon Regular, Author, Scribe

Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch canon regular of the late medieval period and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", Kempen being his home town.