Being At Peace Quotes - Page 5

• Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.

  Oscar Romero

  Peace, Generosity, Duty

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• I am only one,
  But still I am one.

  Helen Keller

  Responsibility, Volunteer, Solitude

  "The Book of Good Cheer : A Little Bundle of Cheery Thoughts‎" by Edwin Osgood Grover, (p. 28), 1909.

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• It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.

  Robert Kennedy

  Courage, Peace, Volunteer

  Robert F. Kennedy (1968). “"An Honorable profession": a tribute to Robert F. Kennedy”

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• Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Peace, War, Serenity

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• The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, Kings, Hatred

  "Where do we go from here: Chaos or community?". Book by Martin Luther King Jr., 1967.

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• To replace the old paradigm of war with a new paradigm of waging peace, we must be pioneers who can push the boundaries of human understanding. We must be doctors who can cure the virus of violence. We must be soldiers of peace who can do more than preach to the choir. And we must be artists who will make the world our masterpiece.

  Paul K. Chappell

  Peace, War, Artist

  Paul K. Chappell (2013). “The Art of Waging Peace: A Strategic Approach to Improving Our Lives and the World”, p.20, Easton Studio Press LLC

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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.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Peace, Inner Peace

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• The Attainment of freedom, whether for a person, a nation or a world, must be in exact proportion to the attainment of nonviolence for each

  Mahatma Gandhi

  World, Proportion, Attainment

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• Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable, that mankind is doomed, that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. Our problems are manmade; therefore they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as be wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

  John F. Kennedy

  Peace, Attitude, War

  American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

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• Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Peace, Humanity, Advancement

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• Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political moral questions of our time.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, Political, Foundation Of Love

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.115, Beacon Press

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• There is no time left for anything but to make peace work a dimension of our every waking activity.

  Elise M. Boulding

  Peace, Humanity, Waking

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• I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war... But we have no more urgent task.

  John F. Kennedy

  Peace, War, Men

  American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

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• Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe
  -the open sesame to every soul.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Love, Peace, Essence

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• Peace, to have meaning for many who have only known suffering in both peace and war, must be translated into bread or rice, shelter, health and education, as well as freedom and human dignity.

  Ralph Bunche

  Education, Peace, War

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• The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.

  Vera Brittain

  Peace, War, Healing

  Vera Brittain (1964). “The Rebel Passion: A Short History of Some Pioneer Peacemakers”, London : G. Allen & Unwin

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• Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

  George Washington

  Peace, War, Inspiration

  Farewell Address, Philadelphia, Pa., 19 Sept. 1796

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• Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles to peace; but it is the work of charity (love) directly, since charity, according to its very notion, causes peace.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Peace, Justice, Catholic

  THOMAS AQUINAS (1952). “GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD”

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• Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, Revenge, Men

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.115, Beacon Press

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• Peace and love are ever in us, being and working; but we be not alway in peace and in love.

  Julian of Norwich

  Life, And Love, Love Life

  Julian of Norwich (2012). “Revelations of Divine Love”, p.69, Courier Corporation

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• Peace is the only battle worth waging.

  Albert Camus

  Peace, Humanity, Battle

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• When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sad

  "Fictional character: Mahatma Gandhi". "Gandhi", 1982.

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• I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.

  Mother Teresa

  Peace, War, Said

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• Dream always of a peaceful, warless, disarmed world.

  Robert Muller

  Dream, Peace, World

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• Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Spiritual, Peace, Upset

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