Quotes About Peace

But in dealing with a man who thinks you a fool it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

Its body was carved with men and pythons and little steps were cut on one side; without these the drummer could not climb to the top to beat it. When the Ikolo was beaten for war it was decorated with skulls won in past wars. But now it sang of peace.

Whenever anxiety knocks on the door of your heart, answer it with prayer.

Shalom is a comprehensive expression of God's will for us in every situation we face.

Worry and anxiety are not great thoughts; faith in God's promise is.

Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." —PSALM 55:6

First comes peace. Then joy. Then love. And finally understanding.

A cemetery is a history of people -a perpetual record of yesterday and sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because crcrv life is worth loving and rc nrcnrbcrirli-alm111s. - WILLIAM GLADSTONE, PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND, 1890

And then a wave of peace washed over her and told her it wasn't where she lived that mattered, but that she was walking with Him.

We think we'll have questions for God when we get to heaven, but when we actually see him, we'll understand it's not about getting our questions answered because the questions won't be important. We'll finally be with God. So I would just look at her. And if she let me, I would hug her. For a long time." I

Sleep is a luxury to anxious minds.

Jesus was a pacifist.

The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.

When you're violent you undermine everything.

The historian Will Durant calculated that there have only been twenty-nine years in all of human history during which a war was not underway somewhere.

Until there is a common vocabulary and a shared historical memory, there is no peace in any society, only an absence of war... The search for a common narrative must, at times, be forced upon a society. Few societies seem able to do this willingly.

Until there is a common vocabulary and a shared historical memory there is no peace in any society, only an absence of war. The fighting may have stopped in Bosnia or Cyprus but this does not mean the war is over. The search for a common narrative must, at times, be forced upon a society. Few societies seem able to do this willingly.

But reconciliation, self-awareness, and finally the humility that makes peace possible come only when culture no longer serves a cause or a myth but the most precious and elusive of all human narratives—truth.

The sweats teach you that you can't carry grudges, you can't carry hatred in your heart. It'll make you sick, so you have to learn to forgive

It's a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concert.

Europe is a miracle.

There is nothing that a military machine can do to work a miracle.

Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality.

Restful sleep is a key ingredient to living a miraculous life. I'm not saying we need eight or ten hours a night to feel fully rested. In fact, sometimes less sleep can be more restorative than many hours. The key is to have real sleep... the drooling-on-the-pillow kind of sleep.