Thomas à Kempis

Man proposes, and God disposes.

One who truly has a clear conscience will easily be happy and at peace.

You are not more because you are praised, nor less because you are criticized; what you are in front of God, that is what you are and nothing more.

Have a good conscience and you will always have joy. If there is any joy in the world, it surely belongs to the person with a pure heart.

I have sought tranquility everywhere, and I have only found it sitting in a secluded corner, with a book in my hands.

The humble knowledge of oneself is a safer path to God than the path of science.

If we were to eliminate one vice every year, we would soon become perfect.

Custom is overcome by custom.

If you think you know a lot and understand a lot, be certain that there is much more that you don't know.

Don't trust your feelings, because no matter what they are now, they will soon have changed.