Motivational Quotes

Peace

When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

- La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

Best Quotes about Peace

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.

Smiles, Samuel

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

Truman, Harry S

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

Proverb

There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.

Muste, A. J.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Franklin, Benjamin

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Kennedy, John F.

Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.

Nicols, Peter

That doctrine of peace at any price has done more mischief than any I can well recall that have been afloat in this country. It has occasioned more wars than any of the most ruthless conquerors. It has disturbed and nearly destroyed that political equilibrium so necessary to the liberties and the welfare of the world.

Disraeli, Benjamin

The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a master-architect; in execution, the labors of many.

Humphrey, Hubert H.

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If you want peace work for justice.

Pope Paul VI

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The peace makers shall be called the children of God.

Bible

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Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

Aurelius, Marcus

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Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Hoover, Herbert Clark

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I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeat. Of peace on earth goodwill to men.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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Peace is our gift to each other.

Wiesel, Elie

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Don't tell me peace has broken out.

Brecht, Bertolt

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The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes from within the souls of men when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.

Elk, Black

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One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one's soul.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Those who love thy law have great peace, and nothing causes them to stumble. [Psalms 119:165]

Bible

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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.

Gide, Andre

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Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.

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First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Kempis, Thomas

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In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.

Hecht, Ben

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Maintain peace with men, war with their vices.

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Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

Hubbard, Kin

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The peace of heaven is theirs that lift their swords, in such a just and charitable war.

William Shakespeare

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Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.

Amis, Martin

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All that a pacifist can undertake -- but it is a very great deal -- is to refuse to kill, injure or otherwise cause suffering to another human creature, and untiringly to order his life by the rule of love though others may be captured by hate.

Brittain, Vera

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Nothing can bring you peace but yourself; nothing, but the triumph of principles.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.

A Course In Miracles

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Yes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable.

Kohe, J. Martin

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Peace is the deliberate adjustment of my life to the will of God.

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You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.

Kettering, Charles F.

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When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Thomas a Kempis

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When you're finally up on the moon, looking back at the earth, all these differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend and you're going to get a concept that maybe this is really one world and why the hell can't we learn to live together like decent people?

Frank, Borman

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Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world.

Mother Teresa

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The peace dividend is peace.

Quayle, Dan

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You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

Lennon, John

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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Washington, George

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I now understand what Christ suffered in Gethsemane as well as any man living.