Quote by Thomas Kempis

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

Summary

This quote speaks to the idea that one should embrace their struggles and burdens with a positive and willing attitude. By doing so, one can find strength and resilience in facing their challenges and overcoming them. Instead of resenting or avoiding the difficulties, this quote suggests that accepting and carrying the "cross" of hardships can ultimately lead to personal growth and a brighter outcome. It emphasizes the importance of a positive mindset and the potential rewards that can arise from tackling life's burdens head-on.

Topics

By Thomas Kempis

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and som

To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life - to not be thinking, 'My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?'

Between religion's this is and poetry's but suppose this is,

Between religion's this is and poetry's but suppose this is, there must always be some kind of tension, until the possible and the actual meet at infinity.

We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all huma

We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans... starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit.

Pope Theodoros II

Grandchildren have taught me how important the future is. I

Grandchildren have taught me how important the future is. I try to look through their eyes and envision what's in their imagination. What's the world going to look like when they're my age? That really does take a huge imagination.

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father

I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the w

One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history.

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

Wentworth Miller

Diseases are the tax on pleasures.

Diseases are the tax on pleasures.

Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the

Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence.

Norman O. Brown

Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I sai

Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, I've just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh that's lovely, love.