Quotes About Peace

It was a sunny day in early summer, and he could hear birdsong. In a nearby orchard that had so far escaped shelling, apple trees were blossoming bravely. Men were the only animals that slaughtered their own kind by the million, and turned the landscape into a waste of shell craters and barbed wire. Perhaps the human race would wipe itself out completely, and leave the world to the birds and trees, Walter thought apocalyptically. Perhaps that would be for the best.

Any fool can get into a fight, but a wise man knows how to stay out of them.

A Woodrow Wilson no lo amedrentaba la guerra. Su obra de teatro favorita era Enrique V, de Shakespeare, y le gustaba la cita: Si es pecado codiciar el honor, soy el mayor de todos los pecadores.

The kiss of peace, which was part of the ritual of the mass, was the symbol of trust, and no contract, from a wedding to a truce, was complete without it.

She had wanted cities, music, people, ideas. Now the desire for those things had left her, and she could not understand how she had ever wanted them. Peace was all a human being ought to ask for, it seemed to her.

They had just started their first scheduled air service. Planes went from Vienna to Kiev and back like railway trains. There would be a network of flights all over Europe after Germany won the war. And Walter and Maud would raise their children in a peaceful and well-ordered world.

The war in Continental Europe appeared to be over. Germany had won. Europe was Fascist from Poland to Sicily and from Hungary to Portugal. There was no fighting anywhere. Rumors said the British government had discussed peace terms.

Men were the only animals that slaughtered their own kind by the million, and turned the landscape into a waste of shell craters and barbed wire. Perhaps the human race would wipe itself out completely, and leave the world to the birds and trees

Fitz was suspicious of peace plans. His main concern was that Britain should maintain its position as the most powerful nation in the world. He was afraid the Liberal government might let that position slip, out of some foolish belief that all nations were equally sovereign. Sir

Some people appealed to the Virgin and the saints when someone was sick, but that only made Caris more uncertain and frightened, for there was no way to know if the spirits would help, or even whether they had heard. Mother Cecelia was not as powerful as the saints, the ten-year-old Caris had known; but all the same her assured, practical presence had given Caris both hope and resignation in a combination that brought peace to her soul.

No hay justicia sin orden en las calles, y no habrá paz mientras vivamos bajo la amenaza del comunismo internacional.

Peace was all a human being ought to ask for, it seemed to her.

haven, a place to rest and get clean and whole

Io credo che un romanzo sia riuscito quando tocca le emozioni del lettore. Lo stesso può valere per tutte le creazioni artistiche. Di sicuro è così per le cattedrali. Quando le vediamo stagliarsi contro il cielo restiamo sbalorditi, quando le visitiamo restiamo affascinati dalla loro grazia. Quando ci sediamo in silenzio proviamo un gran senso di pace. E quando una cattedrale brucia, piangiamo.

tranquilizada pese a las buenas intenciones de Meg

War is not a picnic," Mawhinney said angrily. "If we avoid war, we can carry on having picnics.

N'importe quel imbécile peut se lancer dans une bagarre, mais le sage sait les éviter.

Ofrecer resistencia hubiera causado un derramamiento de sangre innecesario, y el resultado final no habría variado.

Aveva desiderato eccitazioni, città, musica, gente, idee. Ora il desiderio di quelle cose l'aveva abbandonata, e non riusciva a comprendere come le avesse tanto agognate. Le sembrò che la pace fosse tutto quello che un essere umano avrebbe dovuto chiedere.

Abbot Peter had come in to show him the way. Unarmed and defenseless, the abbot had instantly stopped the bloodshed, with nothing but the authority of his Church and the force of his goodness. That scene had inspired Philip all his life.

Might there come a time when people of different faiths did not kill one another?

La tormenta que había estallado en su corazón amainó ligeramente. La penumbra y el frescor del interior, entre los imponentes muros de piedra, le hicieron sentir la trascendencia de la eternidad. Los problemas terrenales eran temporales, incluso los peores: ese era el mensaje que transmitía el templo a sus visitantes. El corazón volvió a latirle con normalidad.

La paz, la justicia, la prosperidad. Cosas difíciles de lograr

The man who seeks revenge digs two graves.