Thomas a Kempis Quotes


Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly all that is uneven.


Citations

Kempis, Thomas à. The Imitation of Christ. Translated by William Benham, P.F. Collier & Son, 1909, p. 127.

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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.