Quotes About Peace

True peace is characterized by nothing so much as steadiness and imperturbability.

He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me—in those who harbor such thoughts hatred will never cease. He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me—in those who do not harbor such thoughts hatred will cease. For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love—this is an old rule.

I find that in contemplating the natural world my pleasure is greater if there are not too many others contemplating it with me, at the same time. —Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

La repugnancia a hacer la guerra no debe confundirse con la negativa a luchar

Unity and self-sacrifice, of themselves, even when fostered by the most noble means, produce a facility for hating. Even when men league themselves mightily together to promote tolerance and peace on earth, they are likely to be violently intolerant toward those not of a like mind.

hate is a virus, revenge its only cure!

hate is cancer of the soul!

Kindness never won a war. The kind filled many graves.

Dropping a nuclear weapon was never a good idea.

And a thought occurred to me: the walls of the penitentiary guarding this pacifist were taller and more impenetrable than any of the fences at Y-12.

As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.

I love to go to sleep, when bed takes me like a lover

Ce matou-là ne fait pas de différences entre les câlins français et les câlins allemands, murmura Bernstein. Il n'a rien compris à la guerre. - C'est-à-dire qu'il a tout compris.

La lenteur, c'est ça le secret du bonheur.

Avec monsieur Ibrahim, je me rendais compte que les juifs, les musulmans et même les chrétiens, ils avaient eu plein de grands hommes en commun avant de se taper sur la gueule.

Czy w twoim kraju jest pustynia? - Nie. (...) - Wi?c jak sobie radzisz? Zrozumia?em jego pytanie. Znaczy?o: jak sobie radzisz, gdy chcesz porozmy?la?? (...) W odpowiedzi pokaza?em mu niebo... Zrozumia? i u?miechn?? si?, uspokojony: mia?em swoj? cz??? pustyni!

vautré sur une chaise de métal, j'espionnai le jeu des garçonnets, lesquels se lançaient leurs voiliers miniatures d'un bord à l'autre du bassin circulaire, puis, malgré moi, j'observai le vent dans la ramée, l'oscillation des arbustes, j'envoyai deux ou trois cailloux pour dessiner des ronds sur l'eau et je me penchais vers les fleurs lorsque la paix m'inonda… J'avais compris.

Nevoia de a înÈ›elege nu e doar o înclinaÈ›ie c?tre raÈ›ionalitate, ci nevoia de a g?si liniÈ™tea identificând tenebrele, punând ordine în haos.

Je?eli to, co mówisz, nie jest piÄ™kniejsze od ciszy, lepiej milcz.

Ce matou-là ne fait pas de différence entre les câlins français et les câlins allemands. [...] Il n'a rien compris à la guerre. -C'est à dire qu'il a tout compris.

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

Greed and peace preclude each other.

Meditation is like sobriety in that it doesn't make everything perfect but helps us be okay with how everything is.

Concordia experienced a profound rush of relief. He was safely home. Now, perhaps she would be able to shake off the feeling of dread that has descended on her after he had left.