We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one's self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds.

No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.

He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.

My God, Sweetness beyond words, make bitter all the carnal comfort that draws me from love of the eternal and lures me to its evil self by the sight of some delightful good in the present. Let it not overcome me, my God. Let not flesh and blood conquer me. Let not the world and its brief glory deceive me, nor the devil trip me by his craftiness. Give me courage to resist, patience to endure, and constancy to persevere. Give me the soothing unction of Your spirit rather than all the consolations of the world, and in place of carnal love, infuse into me the love of Your name.

Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.