Thomas à Kempis
AKA: Thomas Hammerken
Birthdate: c. 1380
Birthplace: Kempen, Germany
Date of Death: August 8, 1471
Occupation: Author and Monk
Profile: Best known for
The Imitation of Christ.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_%C3%A0_Kempis
Number of Quotes: 3
A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the faultfinding of men.