"For the love of God you ought cheerfully to undergo all things; that is to say, labors and pains; temptations, vexations, anxieties, necessities, infirmities, injuries, slanders, reproofs, humiliations; confusions, corrections and despisings. These are a help to virtue; these are the trial of a novice in Christ; these frame the heavenly crown. I will give an everlasting reward for a short labor, and infinite glory for transitory confusion."
Thomas a Kempis, Of the Imitation of Christ
For more about Thomas a Kempis see these posts:
Thomas a Kempis on Humility
Thomas a Kempis on Judging Others
Thomas a Kempis on Wisdom
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