German "mystic, ecclesiastic".
"He was ordained in 1413, died as superior; his many writings include the influential devotional "The Imitation of Christ," c.1415-24."
We shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done."
The reflections on a day well spent furnish us with joys more pleasing than ten thousand triumphs.
"Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!"
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
"All men commend patience, although few be willing to practice it."
