Thomas à Kempis

“Vain is the life of that man who putteth his trust in men or in any created Thing. Rest not upon thyself, but build thy hope in God.”

“For true peace of heart is to be found in resisting passion, not in yielding to it.”

“Whensoever a man desireth aught above measure, immediately he becometh restless. The proud and the avaricious man are never at rest; while the poor and lowly of heart abide in the multitude of peace.”

“It is Truth which we must look for in Holy Writ, not cunning of words. All Scripture ought to be read in the spirit in which it was written.”