Be at peace yourself. Then you will be able to bring peace to others.
[Pone te primus in pace, et tunc alios poteris pacificare.]
Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471) German-Dutch priest, author
The Imitation of Christ [De Imitatione Christi], Book 2, ch. 3, v. 1 (2.3.1) (c. 1418-27) [tr. Rooney (1979)]
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(Source (Latin)). Alternate translations:
First put thyself in peace, and then mayest thou the better pacify others.
[tr. Whitford/Raynal (1530/1871)]
First put yourself at peace, and then you may the better make others be at peace.
[tr. Whitford/Gardiner (1530/1955)]
Be first of all at peace with thy selfe, then maist thou be better able to pacifie others.
[tr. Page (1639)]
Secure Peace at Home in the first place; and, when thy own Breast is thus composed, it will then be proper to Reconcile and make Peace among thy Neighbors.
[tr. Stanhope (1696; 1706 ed.)]
Thou must first secure the peace of thy own breast; before thou wilt be qualified to restore peace to others.
[tr. Payne (1803)]
First, keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to pacify others.
[ed. Parker (1841)]
Thou must first secure the peace of thy own breast ere thou be qualified to restore peace to others.
[tr. Dibdin (1851)]
First keep thyself in peace, and then thou wilt be able to bring others to peace.
[ed. Bagster (1860)]
First keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker towards others.
[tr. Benham (1874)]
First keep thyself in peace, and then thou shalt be able to keep peace among others.
[tr. Anon. (1901)]
First keep peace with yourself; then you will be able to bring peace to others.
[tr. Croft/Bolton (1940)]
Keep yourself at peace first, and then you will be able to make others peaceful.
[tr. Daplyn (1952)]
Firstly, be peaceful yourself, and you will be able to bring peace to others.
[tr. Sherley-Price (1952)]
Peace in your own soul first of all, then you can think about making peace between other people.
[tr. Knox-Oakley (1959)]
Live in peace yourself and then you can bring peace to others.
[tr. Knott (1962)]
Keep yourself at peace first, and then you will be able to bring peace to others.
[tr. Creasy (1989)]
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We will lead not merely by the example of our power but by the power of our example.
Joe Biden (b. 1942) American politician, US President (2021- ) [Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.]
Inaugural Address (20 Jan 2021)
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Regarding American foreign relations.
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and insensibly approximate to the characters we most admire. In this way, a generous habit of thought and of action carries with it an incalculable influence.
Christian Nestell Bovee (1820-1904) American epigrammatist, writer, publisher
Intuitions and Summaries of Thought, Vol. 1, “Example” (1862)
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