Peace Quotes
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
Peace is the happy, natural state of man; war corruption, his disgrace.Thomason
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Has not peace honours and glories of her own unattended by the dangers of war?Hermocrates of Syracuse
Under peaceful conditions the militant man attacks himself.Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.George W. Bush, Inaugural address, 2001
In peace, children inter their parents war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.Herodotus
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.Abraham Lincoln
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.Johann von Goethe
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.Mother Theresa
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.Bible, Jesus in Matthew 5: 9
We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.Anton Chekhov, 1897
If there is light in the soul, There will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, There will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, There will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world.Chinese Prove
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations... is that in political, military, moral, and spiritual confrontations, there should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.Jimmy Carte
For the uncontrolled there is no wisdom. For the uncontrolled there is no concentration, and for him without concentration, there is no peace. And for the unpeaceful how can there ever be happiness?Unknown, The Bhagavad Gita
In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war, we must recognize the obligation to match national strength with national restraint.Lyndon B. Johnson
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace where there is hatred, let me sow love where there is injury, pardon where there is doubt, faith where there is despair, hope where there is darkness, light and where there is sadness, joy.Unknown
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.Og Mandino
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.Woodrow Wilson, Speech to Congress, Apr. 2, 1917
Compassion and love are not mere luxuries. As the source of both inner and external peace, they are fundamental to the continued survival of our species.Dalai Lama, The Times (1999)
Peace for any prolonged period of time is impossible. Humans have a natural thirst for chaos and war is the most readily available form of chaos.Frank Herbert, Dune
There are two ways of resisting war: the legal way and the revolutionary way. The legal way involves the offer of alternatinve service not as a privilege for a few but as a right for all. The revolutionary view involves an uncompromising resistance, with a view to breaking the power of militarism in time of peace or the resources of the state in time of war.Albert Einstein
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.Woodrow Wilson
Has not peace honours and glories of her own unattended by the dangers of wa.Hermocrates of Syracuse
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - Control. Against such things, there is no law.The Apostle Paul (Saul of Tarsus), The Bible - Galations 5: 22 - 23 NIV
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.Joseph Conrad
The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.Jesse Louis Jackson
Knowledge, without common sense, says Lee, is folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, it is death. But with common sense, it is wisdom with method, it is power; with clarity, it is beneficence; with religion, it is virtue, and life, and peace.Austin Farra
Do not judge men by mere appearances for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.E. H. Chapin
Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can complel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.Dwight D Eisenhowe
The deepest American dream is not the hunger for money or fame it is the dream of settling down, in peace and freedom and cooperation, in the promised land.Scott Russell Sanders
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.Cornelius Tacitus
In times of tumult and discord bad men have the most power mental and moral excellence require peace and quiteness.Publius Cornelius Tacitus
No one would be foolish enough to choose war over peace - - In peace sons bury their fathers, but in war fathers bury their sons.Croesus of Lydia
I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle - So all is peace.Edward Lea
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery Forbid it, Almighty God I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.Patrick Henry
Where the soul is full of peace and joy, outward surrounding and circumstances are of comparatively little account.Hannah Whitall Smith
