What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.

He who lives according to the guidance of reason strives as much as possible to repay the hatred, anger, or contempt of others towards himself with love or generosity. ...hatred is increased by reciprocal hatred, and, on the other hand, can be extinguished by love, so that hatred passes into love.

The less the mind understands and the more things it perceives, the greater its power of feigning is; and the more things it understands, the more that power is diminished.

All is One (Nature, God)

The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.

It is usually the case with most men that their nature is so constituted that they pity those who fare badly and envy those who fare well.

Things which are accidentally the causes either of hope or fear are called good or evil omens.