Quotes About Peace

He who is contented is rich.

The whole human race loses by every act of personal vengeance.

Blame keeps wounds open; only forgiveness heals

Gandhi was right: if we all live by 'an eye for an eye' the whole world will be blind. The only way out is forgiveness.

Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.

There's nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don't hold any grudges against people. I forgave for the things they didn't know and for the things they didn't know to do.

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

Forgiveness is not between me and the one who has hurt me; it is between me and the Lord.

Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood.

Forgiveness, quite frankly, is the most selfish thing you can do. Because it is the greatest thing you can do for yourself.

If we forgive other people, our hearts are made fit to receive forgiveness.

Revenge may not be a particularly high consciousness-oriented activity.

Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.

Let bygones be bygones because everybody knew that forgiveness was divine.

There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him.

At that moment, something shifted sweetly inside him. It was forgiveness, beautiful and effortless and complete. For Louie Zamperini, the war was over.

If we don't forgive, we stay emotionally handcuffed to the person who hurt us.

The only thing harder than forgiveness is the alternative.

I could see peace instead of this.

Forgiveness is not about the other person or what they did. Forgiveness is for YOU and about YOU.

There is unspeakable joy... for the person who knows release from guilt and the relief of forgiveness.

I think forgiveness is absolutely mandatory. When you don't forgive the only person you are hurting is yourself because you are still harboring the anger and the mental anguish.

Forgiveness is a scalpel that removes emotional scars.

Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.