Being At Peace Quotes

• War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Peace, War, Loss

  Letter to John Sinclair, 1798.

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• Peace may sound simple - one beautiful word - but it requires everything we have, every quality, every strength, every dream, every high ideal.

  Yehudi Menuhin

  Strength, Beautiful, Dream

  US Congress Congressional Record, V. 151, PT. 6, April 21, 2005 to May 5, 2005, p. 7471, 2009.

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• The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Life, Peace, Heart

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• People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Running, Peace, Government

  TV talk with Prime Minister Macmillan, August 31, 1959.

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• Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Peace, Sobriety, Passive Aggressive

  Gandhi (Mahatma), Horace Gundry Alexander, National Committee for the Gandhi Centenary (1968). “Mahatma Gandhi: 100 years”

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• Our goal must be not peace in our time, but peace for all time.

  Harry S. Truman

  Peace, Goal, Tyranny

  "The Quotable Harry S. Truman".

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• Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.

  John F. Kennedy

  Rest In Peace, Lying, Believe

  Final Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 20 September 1963, New York, NY

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• If you want peace, work for justice.

  Pope Paul VI

  Wisdom, Peace, Truth

  Pope Paul VI (2007). “Christian Values and Virtues”, Crossroad Publishing Company

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• He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Country, Peace

  "Mein Weltbild (My World-view)". Essay by Albert Einstein, 1931.

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• To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.

  Robert Muller

  Love, Happiness, Beautiful

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• Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

  Maria Montessori

  Peace, War, Educational

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• If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace.

  Nhat Hanh

  Smile, Peace, Able

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

  Gerald Jampolsky

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Letting Go

  Gerald G. Jampolsky (2010). “Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition”, p.58, Celestial Arts

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• There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Peace, War, 4th Of July

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• Peace is not the product of terror or fear.

  Oscar Romero

  Peace, Terror, Dynamism

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• While cares will drop off like autumn leaves.

  John Muir

  Peace, Nature, Fall

  Atlantic Monthly, Apr. 1898

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• Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are and something you give away.

  John Lennon

  Peace, Coping Mechanisms, Giving

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• I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.

  John F. Kennedy

  Peace, Children, Men

  American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

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• I learned that the interior of life was as rewarding as the exterior of life, and that my richest moments occurred when I was absolutely still.

  Richard Bode

  Inner Peace, Wealth, Moments

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• We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, War, Cosmic

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.133, Beacon Press

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• Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share peace with neighboring communities, and so on. When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Kindness, Community, Inner Peace

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• At the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit. And that center is really everywhere. It is within each of us.

  Black Elk

  Peace, Native American, Oneness

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• There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.

  Black Elk

  Inspirational, Life, Peace

  "The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux" by Black Elk, 1953.

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• Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.

  Gerald Jampolsky

  Forgiveness, Letting Go, Practice

  Gerald G. Jampolsky (2010). “Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition”, p.58, Celestial Arts

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