Quotes About Peace

Willingness to forgive frees the soul to laugh and cry and be The Beloved.

Quem procura vingar-se por uma afronta sofrida condena-se a permanecer refém dela,

MARVEAUX The soil feels good. HALLIWELL A man must touch the earth every so often or else he will go crazy.

In the night, when the wind dies and silence rules the place of glittering stone, I remember. And they all live again.

Peace is purchased in the currency of loss.

And I've come to the place where I believe that there's no way to solve these problems, these issues - there's nothing that we can do that will solve the problems that we have and keep the peace, unless we solve it through God, unless we solve it in being our highest self. And that's a pretty tall order.

Everyone needs a place where they can go to just ponder for a while. Silence is important; it's the only time you can hear the whispering of truth.

United States and abroad reject and condemn violent jihad. But it doesn't follow

actually translates to "peace," because in Arabic it is based on the same root word, salam. That word, salam, can be found in the traditional greeting assalamualaikum ("Peace be upon you"). But as

peace comes with forgiveness. And sometimes forgiveness must be earned—not from other men, but from our own hearts and spirits.

the Dead Sea valley, at more than thirteen hundred feet below sea level, was tranquil. A desolate landscape, but strangely it was where Jack felt closest to God. Not that he was deeply religious. More spiritual.

I'm suddenly beginning to wonder if all this war is worth it.

As a flying seed will debauch a whole meadow with flowers, one kiss, one caress not even wished for, had spoiled her peace of mind, even her good health.

It is never too late for a little happiness even in the shadow of death;

Now that she had actually seen and accepted reality, and reality brought such a healing calm.

As I was to learn, avoiding conflict causes conflict to seek you out.

The more polarized the gender roles, the more violent the society. The less polarized the gender roles, the more peaceful the society.

the elderly man from the ashram, explained to me, if the villagers wanted peace, they would feed and house the peacemakers. If they didn't want peace, no outsiders could help anyway. As we started on our journey, I noticed that without possessions, I felt oddly free.

Our grief is not a cry for war.

What Julia Ward Howe had in mind in 1870 when she invented Mother's Day for Peace was a day on which we oppose war and advance peace.

Our tactics must always reflect our goals. There is no such thing as killing for peace, strengthening people by making their decisions for them, or suppressing dissent to gain freedom.

Alienation is when your country is at war, and you want the other side to win.

To be happy--one must find one's bliss

I liked having some time to myself. Our family was such a close one, you could get smothered. Of course, we didn't always agree with one another. Sometimes I quarreled with my brother and sisters, but I couldn't remember hating anyone for more than five minutes.