They consider the deed but God weighs the motive. — Thomas a Kempis
They consider the deed but God weighs the motive.
In the original Latin
Homo confiderat actus, Deus pensat intentionem.
The Imitation of Christ · 1418
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Current citation
A Kempis, Thomas. The Complete Imitation of Christ, translated by John Julian. Paraclete Press, 2012.
Original citation
A Kempis, Thomas. De Imitatione Christi [The Imitation of Christ]. c. 1418, bk. 2, ch. 6.