Quotes About Peace

It seemed to Alabama that, reaching her goal, she would drive the devils that had driven her - that, in proving herself, she would achieve that peace which she imagined went only in surety of one's self - that she would be able, through the medium of the dance, to command her emotions, to summon love or pity or happiness at will, having provided a channel through which they might flow. She drove herself mercilessly, and the summer dragged on.

Why is there happiness and comfort and excitement where you are and no where else in the world?

Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves, let go of the past, and find peace and happiness within.

If you're in a hurry to find happiness, slow down. Give it a chance to catch up with you.

My only ritual is making sure everyone leaves me alone.

Sometimes, simply by sitting, the soul collects wisdom.

The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.

Forgiveness brings inner joy and inner peace.

Love melts all blockages and transforms all life.

Diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.

When the heart is right, "for" and "against" are forgotten.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.

The man who has forgotten self may be said to have entered Heaven.

Si tu veux trouver la paix, immerge-toi dans la bienveillance, éteins tous les désirs dans ton coeur, retire-toi dans la solitude

With all the confusion in the world these days, no matter how often I point the way, what good does it do? And if I know it does no good and still make myself do it, this too is a kind of confusion. So it is best to leave things alone and not force them. If I don't force things, at least I won't cause anyone any worry.

Now you, Sir, have a large tree, and you don't know how to use it, so why not plant it in the middle of nowhere, where you can go to wander or fall asleep under its shade? No axe under Heaven will attack it, nor shorten its days, for something which is useless will never be disturbed.

You will always find an answer in the sound of water.

I know the joy of fishes In the river Through my own joy, as I go walking Along the same river.

He set forth his intractable ideas but was never partisan or restricted to his own subjective stance. He moved alone with the spirit of heaven and earth, and did not exalt himself above all things. He did not dispute right and wrong, but sought to live peacefully with the prevalent views.

IT'S A DELIGHT to be around thankful people. They fill up a room with their optimism, thoughtfulness, and peace. In his letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul said that such people act as a fragrant perfume that brings pleasure to every corner of a room.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.