peace Quotes (28)

“You only lose what you cling to.”

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.”

“A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbors is the beginning of wisdom.”

“Civilization is nothing else than the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort.”

“Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.”

“Peace is not absence of conflict – it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”

“Life is a short affair; we should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.”

“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”

“If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is – holy war.”

“The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.”

“There is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack.”

“If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?”

“I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.”

“Violence is like a weed – it does not die even in the greatest drought.”

“If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth.”

“Peace on earth, or the earth in pieces.”

“When we can't find peace in ourselves, it is vain to look for it elsewhere.”

“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.”

“Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.”

“You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.”

“War does not determine who is right – only who is left.”

“All war represents a failure of diplomacy.”

“That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore.”

“Fatigue is the best pillow.”

“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”

“To my mind to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.”

“To live happily means to have peace of mind.”

“This world has but one way of making peace — forgiveness.”