If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

Quote by Thomas Kempis

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FIRST keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker...

FIRST keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be...

Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be...

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often...

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often...

Man proposes, but God disposes.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old...

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old...

Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without...

Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without...

Keep yourself a stranger and pilgrim upon earth, to whom the affairs of this world...

Keep yourself a stranger and pilgrim upon earth, to whom the affairs of this world...

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search...

An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search...

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have...

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have...

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but...

At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but...

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and...

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and...

In the holy Scriptures, truth is to be looked for rather than fair phrases

In the holy Scriptures, truth is to be looked for rather than fair phrases

[Christ] was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to...

[Christ] was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to...

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.

He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.