Quotes About Peace

Toda la gloria que yo pretendo alcanzar de mi existencia consiste en haberla vivido tranquila; tranquila, no según Metrodoro, Arcesilao o Aristipo, sino según yo mismo. Puesto que la filosofía no supo encontrar ningún camino que condujera a la calma de la vida, y que fuera aplicable a todos, que cada cual lo busque de por sí.

ÇizilmiÅŸ bir yolda yürümek ve yaln?z kendi hayat?ndan sorumlu olmak ruh için büyük bir rahatl?kt?r.

Bütün dertlerin bittiÄŸi yere gideceÄŸiz diye dertlenmek ne budalal?k!

Je souhaiterais bien avoir plus parfaite intelligence des choses, mais je ne la veux pas acheter si cher qu'elle coûte. Mon dessein et de passer doucement, et non laborieusement, ce qui me reste de vie.

En la amistad, por el contrario, el calor es general, se distribuye por igual por todas partes, atemperado; un calor constante y tranquilo, todo dulzura y calma, libre de angustia o de aspereza.

must not trouble the gods with our affairs; they take no heed of our angers and disputes.Plutarch.]

Few know what year it is, or even that eighteen and a half centuries are supposed to have passed since a Jewish troublemaker was hauled away to the gallows for disturbing the peace

how can one sleep while dancing at the edge of waves?

Nothing is constructed, made or invented, except in relative peace, in a small, rare pocket of local peace maintained in the middle of the universal devastation produced by perpetual war.

Forgiveness is not reconciliation. Those are two different things. Sometimes they go together, but not always. Forgiveness is an issue between you and the Lord. Reconciliation is an issue between you and the other person.

You can't heal until you've forgiven. Forgiveness is not the last step of a process; it's the first step that begins a process.

Forgiveness releases you from them, and it releases them into God's hands. You are no longer obligated to perpetuate the hurt that they began.

Forgiveness is God-focused, not offense-focused. The reconciliation that forgiveness brings is between you and God. Distortion of your understanding of forgiveness affects your pure and powerful relationship with the Lord. The issue of unforgiveness is killing your peace, stealing your relationship with the Lord, and eroding your very life.

When I'm stymied, troubled, or sad, I go to that sun-warmed stone bench where my soul—subdued by deadlines, to-do lists, by my incessant inner chatter—unfurls and stretches like a cat. Should I never enter the sanctuary again, I'd always find succor in our leaf-littered paths and courtyards. The old deodars and oaks are like calm, noble parents. I always leave feeling new. Just driving by the property, my soul stirs.

I don't want to move out of bed. I don't want to move out of bed either. Let's live here.

Do not be scared of the dead,Least they can not drop an ole bomb on your head.

Power such as mine is only granted for one reason - to protect those with less, against yours. Power such as yours? Sarillorn, if the power that you wield is too great a responsibility, I will take it from you; you may then have peace, knowing that there is nothing at all that you can do.

It seemed to me the discipline of education was effective only during peace time when there was law and order. Character cannot be improved by education. It reveals itself when there are no police to maintain order. Education is a veneer, a plating.

We should try to leave the world a better place than when we entered it. As individuals, we can make a difference, whether it is to probe the secrets of Nature, to clean up the environment and work for peace and social justice, or to nurture the inquisitive, vibrant spirit of the young by being a mentor and a guide.

Stapledon gives us another possibility as he writes, "Some of these pre-utopian worlds, not malignant but incapable of further advance, were left in peace and preserved, as we preserve wild animals in national parks, for scientific interest.")

Zonder poes komt het nooit helemaal goed

Permitamos que el tiempo venga a buscarnos en vez de luchar contra él

You can measure the impeccability of your word by your level of self-love. How much you love yourself and how you feel about yourself are directly proportionate to the quality and integrity of your word. When you are impeccable with your word, you feel good; you feel happy and at peace.

You must forgive those who hurt you, even if whatever they did to you is unforgivable in your mind. You will forgive them not because they deserve to be forgiven, but because you don't want to suffer and hurt yourself every time you