Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.
All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.
No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.
Renounce all things, and thou shalt find all things; give up thy lust, and thou shalt find rest.
If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?
Judge yourself and beware of passing judgement on others. In judging others we expend our energy to no purpose; we are often mistaken and easily sin. But if we judge ourselves our labour is always to our profit.