How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
Thomas A KempisRead
God often gives in one brief moment that which He has for a long time denied.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that significant blessings or opportunities can come suddenly, even after a long period of waiting or denial.
Thomas A Kempis highlights the notion that God may withhold certain gifts or moments for an extended time only to grant them in an instant. This reflects the idea that patience and faith can eventually lead to unexpected rewards, emphasizing the importance of trust in a greater plan and the timing of divine intervention.
Themes
PatienceFaithBlessingsTimingDivine Intervention
In practice
Example use cases
Sharing this quote during a motivational speech about perseverance.
More from Thomas A Kempis
All quotes βHe will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
Thomas A KempisRead
Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.
Thomas A KempisRead
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.
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.
Thomas A KempisRead
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.
Thomas A KempisRead
Similar quotes
Tell them, that, to ease them of their griefs, Their fear of hostile strokes, their aches, losses, Their pangs of love, with other incident throes That nature's fragile vessel doth sustain In life's uncertain voyage, I will some kindness do them.
William ShakespeareRead
Self-talk, for me, has been the biggest thing in my life. A lot of us have a dialogue that is crap. It's a crappy dialogue. We live in a world right now that is very external. Everything is very on the surface. Superficial. Everything. And what we're telling ourselves is what we see on TV.
David GogginsRead
Solvitur ambulando . . . it is solved by walking.
Saint AugustineRead
You can't learn to act unless you're criticized. If you tie that criticism to your childhood insecurities you'll have a terrible time. Instead, you must take criticism objectively, pertaining it only to the work being done.
Sanford MeisnerRead
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
EuripidesRead
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
Mother AngelicaRead