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Quotes About Peace

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.
~ Elizabeth George
Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.
~ Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Wars are always madness: all is lost in war, all is to be gained in peace.
~ Pope Francis
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.
~ Dave Barry
The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence.
~ Timothy Keller
Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!
~ Sathya Sai Baba
In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace.
~ Claudio Hummes
Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each one of us.
~ Dag Hammarskjold
Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.
~ Nhat Hanh
Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.
~ Jack Kornfield
All fears are one fear. Just the fear of death. And we accept it, then we are at peace.
~ David Mamet
See in the meantime that your faith brings forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace.
~ John Owen
Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.
~ Cesar Chavez
Pray five times a day for peace. Peace in your life, peace in your spirit, peace in your family, peace in your community, in your city but most importantly peace in this world.
~ Cathy Hughes
In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.
~ Ben Hecht
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace
Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?
~ Albert Einstein
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
~ Cicero
Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.
~ Matthieu Ricard
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.
~ Matthew Henry
Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.
~ Ludwig von Mises
We want peace, but not at any price.
~ Ehud Barak
Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours.
~ Mary Howitt
Don't tell me peace has broken out.
~ Bertolt Brecht