Thomas a Kempis Quotes

You're not always going to come out on top.

It would much conduce to the settlement of your hearts, to consider, That by fretting and discontent, you do yourselves more injury thart till the afsltilions you lie under could do; your own discontent is that which arms your troubles with a sting; it is you that make your burden heavy, by struggling under it. Could you but lie quiet under the hand of God, your condition would be much easier and sweeter than it is.

You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

In this life you can take poverty, you can take failure, you can take the big things; it's the little griefs that destroy you inside.

You need to learn to be with the suffering that inevitably arises in your life.

Many people are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed; they chew the bitter pill which they would not even know to be bitter if they had the sense to swallow it whole in a cup of patience and water.

To live in the midst of suffering, which we do, we do, amid distress, and to keep some equilibrium in the midst of that - that would be happiness enough.

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.

Things are not as we would like them to be. There is only one way to deal with it, namely to try and be all right oneself.

I get painted quite a bit as a tragic figure because of some of the stuff that's happened in my life.

If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.

Don't struggle about the struggle. In other words, life's full of ups and downs. So if you're struggling, don't worry, everyone else has or will at some point.

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.

Most people are remarkably resilient. Even those who have been through war or great loss often find reservoirs of strength. But the legacy of trauma is a heavy burden to bear.

Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.

It's important to wallow and grieve when you have a health issue. I don't think you really get the best stuff out of life until you've had the worst stuff.

There is really only one way to deal with Misery. Accept her presence. Like most experiences in life, we must acknowledge the passage gracefully and let her move through our lives because she brings with her a hidden gift.

Sometimes, you find peace through misery.

I would have liked children, but I am not all disappointed. I've had a lot of stuff thrown at me in life so I don't dwell on it.

A loss is something tough.

Every loss, every defeat is tough in its own way.

I believe that no matter what you believe, you're going to go through hard times.

You have to learn to live with the hard things in life and go on.

I think, losses, I think they teach you the most, but it's tough. I'm not gonna lie. It sucks. It's terrible. You can't sleep for two days.