Quote by Thomas Kempis

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peac

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of inner peace as a prerequisite for spreading peace to others. It suggests that in order to promote tranquility and harmony in the world, individuals must first cultivate a sense of peace within themselves. By achieving a state of inner calm, one is better equipped to authentically contribute to the well-being and serenity of those around them, creating a ripple effect of peace. Self-reflection, self-care, and self-acceptance are essential steps in one's personal journey towards fostering peace in both their own lives and the lives of others.

Topics

Peace

By Thomas Kempis

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have a

Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for seven years in Star Trek and sitting in Cerebro in X-men has led people to believe that I know what I'm talking about. But I'm still trying to work out how to operate the air conditioning unit on my car.

Patrick Stewart

Car

I believe that how you feel is very important to how you loo

I believe that how you feel is very important to how you look - that healthy equals beautiful.

Victoria Principal

Health

You must look within for value, but must look beyond for per

You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.

Value

If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then

If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.

God

The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credib

The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credibility. And vice versa.

Robert A. Heinlein

Truth Vices

I wrote a thesis on love, and I wrote it in lipstick. Of cou

I wrote a thesis on love, and I wrote it in lipstick. Of course, I also got blood on the paper, because the lipstick was still attached to her cheating lips.

I am the world's worst salesman, therefore, I must make it e

I am the world's worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy.

F. W. Woolworth

Business

The strongest proof that in the name of science we pursue un

The strongest proof that in the name of science we pursue unworthy and sometimes even harmful things is the existence of a science of punishment.

Science Proof

Obama is thoroughly mixed up with all these things he's got.

Obama is thoroughly mixed up with all these things he's got. He's got to solve Libya. He's got to solve Afghanistan. He's everywhere. And this nation, I don't know why it's not showing the leadership and capacity to attend different issues at the same time.

... keeping her wild-honey-and-chamomile-soaked hair from fa

... keeping her wild-honey-and-chamomile-soaked hair from falling into her oatmeal-and-yogurt face mask

Emma McLaughlin

Health Beauty Herbal

I might say that what amateurs call a style is usually only

I might say that what amateurs call a style is usually only the unavoidable awkwardnesses in first trying to make something that has not heretofore been made.

Ernest Hemingway

Style

Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, expose

Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.

Time