Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God Quotes

“Grant to me a humble and quiet spirit, one that is never uncontrolled or garrulous.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“Hidden pride is a most pernicious vice, the more so since it is not recognized and does not recognize itself. On the outside, it may appear gentle, mild, and even humble. Yet inside, it burns away bitterly. The person who is subject to such pride becomes inordinately elated when he is successful but is disturbed and dejected in the face of adversity or failure.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“For those who have left behind all earthly concerns and transcended all physical realities shall deservedly merit to contemplate the hidden light of eternal truth. The more such minds withdraw from the created light and from the things of this world, the more they shall be seized and raised above their individual selfhood to enter into the secret realm of the divine splendor. And how magnificent shall be that vision; how pure that perception! How blessed that eye shall be which beholds the Truth without physical senses or comprehensible images of any kind, O God! It”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“omniscience,”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“omnipotence”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“I earnestly beseech you, my God, and pray to you from the very depths of my being. Free me, and rescue my soul—which is currently distracted and held captive by all kinds of earthly cares, worries, and desires. By the radiance of your enlightenment, may I discover you within myself, O God; for truly, you fashioned me in your own divine, precious, and incorruptible image.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“O blessed Trinity, one and only God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! You are the eternal glory and highest beatitude of all the saints and the epitome and perfection of all heavenly powers. From you, through you, and in you alone do all things come into being, exist, and reach their end. Make known to me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths; for all your ways are beautiful and all your paths are of peace. You have declared that “blessed are the pure of heart” and “blessed are the peace-makers.”2 These two counsels guide us on the pathways that lead to the blessings of the contemplative life.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“O unique Word of God! This Word was not created in time but was eternally begotten by the Father and, in the realm of time, was made incarnate through the Blessed Virgin Mary! O eternal Word of God, immense and infinite, the bread of angels and of humans. This bread, when it is taken, is not reduced nor transformed into the one who consumes it. Rather, it transforms the one who consumes it, drawing them from the realm of created things up to the incomprehensible and eternal Good. O, what a marvelous thing it is to know this Word of God! What a stupendous wonder it is to hear this Word—the Word not of any human being, nor of any angel, nor of any created being existing under heaven, but of God himself! This Word dwells forever in the bosom of the Father, and yet from there proceeds forth as the only begotten Son, coeternal and coequal with the Father in divinity and power.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“The saints of God have said and written many great and magnificent things. Yet all of these writings and teachings reach only to the extent that it can be granted to mere mortals to grasp the divine Word and its mysteries. In its own perfect and ultimate nature, it remains ever and wholly ineffable and incomprehensible. Every holy and inspired word proceeds from the illumination of this eternal Word. For this is the unique font and exemplar of all that is true, good, and holy. In it is all virtue, power, wisdom, and intelligence.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“Ultimately, you shall indeed become one spirit with this Word.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“For those who have left behind all earthly concerns and transcended all physical realities shall deservedly merit to contemplate the hidden light of eternal truth. The more such minds withdraw from the created light and from the things of this world, the more they shall be seized and raised above their individual selfhood to enter into the secret realm of the divine splendor”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“stupendous”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“congruous”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“incorporeal,”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“epitome”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“perceptible”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God

“remains ever and wholly ineffable and incomprehensible.”
― Thomas à Kempis, Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God