Quotes About Peace

And he who is forever talking about enemies / Is himself the enemy!

TO A FRIEND IN SEARCH OF RURAL SECLUSION When all else fails, Try Wales.

Blessed be God that Thou hast filled the soul of Thy servant with joy and peace in believing.

Accurst be he that first invented war.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.

When I'm out on a long run," she continued, "the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run. For once, my brain isn't going blehblehbleh all the time. Everything quiets down, and the only thing going on is pure flow. It's jus time and the movement and the motion.That's what love--just being a barbarian, running through the woods.

To live with ghosts requires solitude.

When I'm out on a long run," she continued, "the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run. For once, my brain isn't going blehblehbleh all the time. Everything quiets down, and the only thing going on is pure flow. It's just me and the movement and the motion. That's what I love—just being a barbarian, running through the woods.

To live with ghosts requires solitude. —ANNE MICHAELS, Fugitive Pieces

In the Tarahumara tongue, humans come in only two forms: there are Rarámuri, who run from trouble, and chabochis, who cause it.

Caballo was content to just sit alone under a tree, smiling and sipping a beer,

I wish there could be an international peace conference of booksellers, for (you will smile at this) my own conviction is that the future happiness of the world depends in no small measure on them and on the librarians.

For paradise in the world to come is uncertain, but there is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book.

Quando si strappano tutte le fibre della civiltà è un lavoro lento quello di ricucirle insieme. Vede quei bambini per la strada che vanno a scuola? La pace è nelle loro mani. Se a scuola viene loro insegnato che la guerra è il più odioso flagello cui possa anda soggetta l'umanità, che imbratta e deforma ogni amabile occupazione dello spirito mortale, allora si potrà avere qualche speranza per il futuro.

Meiner Meinung nach ist jeder ein Verräter an der Menschheit, der nicht seine ganze Kraft dem Versuch widmet, weitere Kriege zu verhindern.

Oh solitude, that noble peace of the mind! He loved the throng and multitude of the day: he loved people: but sometimes he suspected that he loved them as God doesat a judicious distance.

Have I ever told you how glad I am we're not enemies? Eragon asked. No, but it's very sweet of you.

Find peace in where and what you are.

Sleep is not on good terms with broken hearts. It will have nothing to do with them.

When you were in love, you knew no fear or hatred. When you were fearful, there was no possibility of love or hate. And when there was hate, there was only hate.

For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest. For there is nothing brisker than his life when in motion.

Christopher Young

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

Yoga is not a religion to me.