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Quotes About Peace

We need above all, I think, a certain remoteness from urban confusion.
~ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Quiet love is better than loud hate.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
It is when we finally realize the futility of violence and the invalidity of war will we, the people of this world finally wake up!
~ Avijeet Das
Decide in your heart to be at peace with all men.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
~ Bible
If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.
~ Pope John Paul II
Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.
~ Cesar Chavez
We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
~ Oliver Tambo
The liberation of the earth, the liberation of women, the liberation of all humanity is the next step of freedom we need to work for, and it's the next step of peace that we need to create.
~ Vandana Shiva
To be a Baha'i simply means to love all the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood.
~ Abdu'l-Bahá
If each person in this world will simply take a small piece of this huge thing, this amazing quilt, and work it regardless of the color of the yarn, we will have harmony on this planet.
~ Cicely Tyson
Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.
~ James Allen
If you want peace, work for justice.
~ Pope Paul VI
Always seek peace between your heart and God, but in this world, always be careful to remain ever-restless, never satisfied, and always abounding in the work of the Lord.
~ Jim Elliot
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
~ Thomas Jefferson
People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.
~ Alice Walker
This great son of the world, Madiba, showed us the way. Whether you are white, black yellow or brown you are all God's children, come together, work together and God will show you the way.
~ Kenneth Kaunda
...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.
~ Kofi Annan
The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
Peace in your mind, peace on earth, peace at work, peace at home, peace in the world.
~ John Lennon
Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.
~ Dag Hammarskjold
Individual Peace paves the way for world peace. The attainment of inner calm is the greatest work you can do for humanity.
~ Sivananda
We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.
~ Jimmy Carter
Oh how sweet to work for God all day, and then lie down at night beneath His smile.
~ Robert M