For a small reward a man will hurry away on a long journey, while for eternal life many will hardly take a single step.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
-- Thomas ? Kempis, ( 1379-1471), 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.