How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
Thomas A KempisRead
Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Hard work is often associated with pain and sacrifice, yet many overlook the costs and challenges it entails.
This quote suggests that those who romanticize hard work may not understand the true sacrifices it demands. While many aspire to achieve great things and experience the rewards, few are willing to endure the struggles and burdens that accompany those aspirations, much like bearing a cross symbolizes the trials in one's spiritual journey as mentioned in the context of Jesus' teachings.
Themes
Hard WorkSacrificeStruggleSpiritualitySuccess
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about perseverance and dedication.
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Jesus has many who love the kingdom of God, but few who bear a cross. He has many who desire His comfort, but few who desire His suffering. All want to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for Him. He writes; there are many who admire his miracles, but there are few who follow in the humiliation of the cross.
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He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.
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For nothing, how little soever, that is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.
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