Quotes About Peace

Meekness disarms the violent.

The era of true peace on earth will not come as long as a tremendous percentage of your taxes goes to educate men in the trades of slaughter.

I don't like to own things, I feel freer when I don't own things. Silence is very important to me. I find being alone rather relaxing.

Invite Tranquility The sea,-- Something to look at When we are angry.

The preservation of a democratic civilization requires the wisdom of the serpent and the harmlessness of the dove.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

Naar de vertraging der vlakten verlang ik, naar het gras der rust, naar wolken van eenzaam varen en de wattenwind der zuiverheid, naar de lommerdorpen van ontspanning en pastorieën der voltooide liefde.

Het enige dat de mensen verbindt zijn de oorlogen die ze elkaar aandoen.

I arrived in Mexico seeking the peace I had not found in Europe because of the turmoil there - for me it was impossible to paint amidst so much uneasiness.

Whenever enyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

In a truly global world, the renunciation of violent reprisal is bound to become, in a more and more obvious way, the indispensable condition of our survival.

To maintain peace between human beings, it is essential to define prohibitions in light of this extremely significant fact: our neighbor is the model for our desires. This is what I call mimetic desire.

If Jesus returned their looks, these angry men would not see his look as it really is but would transform it into a mirror of their own anger. Their own challenge, their own provocation, is what they would read in the look of Jesus, no matter how peaceable it really is, and they would feel provoked in return. The confrontation could no longer be avoided and would bring about what Jesus is trying to prevent, the stoning of the victim. Jesus avoids thus even the shadow of provocation. When

People who have stepped fully into their power know they don't have to push or force things; they know that real power comes from surrender.

Stillness is always waiting for you to reconnect to it; to know the truth once again

To be a world changer; resolve your own inner conflict

They were saying "Make peace, not war," and so, the Commander of the Ohio State National Guard testified in the course of the Kent State trials, he threw a rock at them.

Buruma is wise to recommend a balance of concessions and coordination in order to avoid war.

Iedereen weet toch dat je alleen maar gelukkig kunt zijn wanneer je nergens naar verlangt?

As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace.

But he saw Naomi as the wind traveling over the field, always searching, never stopping, and never knowing that true peace is when you curl around one little piece of something. One little fern. One little frond. One person to love.