Quotes About Peace

Que cosa mas mala es la guerra - What a horrible thing war is

It was hard work walking uphill. His muscles ached and the day was hot but Nick felt happy. He felt he had left everything behind, the need for thinking, the need to write, other needs. It was all back of him.

We never argued about these things because I kept my mouth shut about things I did not like.

New means must be discovered to find room for us under the sun. Shall this be done by war or can it be done by peaceful methods? Or will we all have to move to Canada? Our deepest convictions—will Science upset them? Our civilization—is it inferior to older orders of things?

Good," said Johnny, smiling happily. "Now we are all good friends again. In a war we must all be careful not to hurt each other's feelings.

But it is good that we do not have to try to kill the sun or the moon or the stars. It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers.

Bed is my friend

Now, without thinking further, he would go home to his room. He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it.

I've had plenty to worry about one time or other. I'm through worrying.

William James, in his "Talks to Teachers," derided that "ceaseless frenzy" in which we always feel that we "should be doing something else." The ceaseless frenzy, the race through life, are symptomatic of the numbing of spirituality.

Peace comes when you stop trying to control the world around you and instead take responsibility for the world within you.

The warrior has peace of mind because they know that there is always a way to find light, even in the midst of the greatest darkness. They know that there is always hope to be found, even in despair. Peace can exist in the midst of turmoil only if you believe in the beauty of the future. Peace sees the beauty everywhere. When you walk in peace, you are overwhelmed by the wonder of the universe and the beauty of life.

We will never know peace if we lose the present because we are trapped in the past and paralyzed by the future.

We have no control over the reality that in this world we will have trouble, but we have control over whether we decide to allow our hearts to be troubled.

The warrior knows that peace does not come from control but from relinquishing control. Everything in life that you try to control that is outside your control will steal from you your peace. You must choose to take hold of what you can control and let go of what you cannot.

En tiempos de paz se observa las barrigas de las mujeres. En tiempos de guerra, los movimientos de los poderosos.

Recuérdalo: que el terror no domine tu mente.

How old are you Johnny she asked. Sixteen. And what's that-a boy or a man? He laughed. A boy in time of peace and a man in time of war.

I looked around me and absorbed the peace of a sprawling bustling city stopped dead, socked in snow. My puppy jumped and barked, twisting and sliding. I was instantly wildly grateful just to be awake and witness all this stillness. I don't ever want to die, I thought, I want to live forever.

Tamzene Donner was a woman at peace with the vagaries of life: "I am as happy as I can reasonably expect in this changing world.

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.

Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don't make ripples all around you, don't try to be interesting, keep your distance, be honest, fight the desire to be thought fascinating by the outside world.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.

Sometimes my day is crammed full of people and talk and yet I have the feeling of living in utter peace and quiet. And the tree outside my window, in the evenings, is a greater experience than all those people put together.