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Quotes About Reconciliation

The path of violence has not yielded anything. Shed guns and adopt the path of peace, unity, goodwill and brotherhood.
~ Narendra Modi
War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.
~ Thomas Jefferson
It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife
~ Confucius
There will be no future without forgiveness. Any process of peace is bound to collapse if this is missing. There is no way peace and stability can come through the gun of vengeance.
~ Desmond Tutu
There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
~ Pope John Paul II
First, I say that he draws near to those who make peace with him. For God is the One who brings about peace; and where else should peace dwell than in peace?
~ Thomas Aquinas
Peace! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes the skies! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Whenever a treaty of peace is signed, God is present.
~ Nachman of Breslov
For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war.
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Peace cannot be built on exclusion. That has been the price of the past 30 years.
~ Gerry Adams
Peace, so elusive in the past many decades, now finally prevails all over the country.
~ Hun Sen
Lord Salisbury and myself have brought you back peace--but a peace I hope with honour.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
We need to include the excluded and preach peace.
~ Pope Francis
Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.
~ Baltasar Gracian
There are astonishing stories of heroism not only in preventing bloodshed, but in building understanding which lasts.
~ Scilla Elworthy
Forgiveness, dialogue, reconciliation - these are the words of peace, in beloved Syria, in the Middle East, in all the world.
~ Pope Francis
Tears are great peace-makers.
~ Mason Cooley
Even in waging war, cherish the spirit of peace-maker; that, by conquering those whom you attack, you may lead them back to the advantages of peace.
~ Saint Augustine
Living at peace with everyone...is not an option, it's an obligation.
~ Alistair Begg
Everything in the world finds peace - eventually.
~ Tao Okamoto
There is no disgrace in peace. There can never be dishonor in peace.
~ Morgan Llywelyn
Once we are reconciled to God, the estrangement is over, the hostilities have ended, and the peace is sealed for eternity.
~ R. C. Sproul
Peace should be our future.
~ Tim Kaine
We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist.
~ Barack Obama