Peace And Unity Quotes

• If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

  Mother Teresa

  Motivational, Family, Mother

  Mother Teresa (2010). “Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others”, p.329, Image

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• The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Brotherhood, Gold, Silver

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.116, Beacon Press

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• Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences.

  Mikhail Gorbachev

  Kids, Differences, Diversity

  Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, Green Cross International (2011). “Mikhail Gorbachev: Prophet of Change : from the Cold War to a Sustainable World”, p.53, CLAIRVIEW BOOKS

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• Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and along with them our conviction that mankind can hope for a solution to its problems, among which the most urgent are those of peace and unity, only by turning its attention and energies to the discovery of the child and to the development of the great potentialities of the human personality in the course of its formation.

  Maria Montessori

  Children, Discovery, Times Have Changed

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• Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.

  John Hume

  Respect, Lying, Differences

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• Our world and our lives have become increasingly interdependent, so when our neighbour is harmed, it affects us too. Therefore we have to abandon outdated notions of 'them' and 'us' and think of our world much more in terms of a great 'US', a greater human family.

  Dalai Lama

  Thinking, Our World, Term

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• We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Life, Motivational, Respect

  Speech at St. Louis, 22 Mar. 1964, in St Louis Post-Dispatch 23 Mar. 1964

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• Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Peace, India, Nations

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2016). “Sparks of Divinity: The Teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar”, p.45, Shambhala Publications

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• Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.

  Emanuel Swedenborg

  Trust, God, Faith

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• In this world, unity is achievable only by learning to unite in spite of differences, rather than insisting on unity without differences. For their total eradication is an impossibility. The secret of attaining peace in life is tolerance of disturbance of the peace. (p. 99)

  Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.

  John Lennon

  Inspirational, Life, Dream

  Song: Imagine, Album: The U.S. vs. John Lennon

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• The lessons we have begun to learn make me hopeful, that human beings will become friendlier, more harmonious, less harmful. Compassion and the seeds of peace will be able to flourish. At the same time, every individual is responsible to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes alone are not enough; we have to take responsibility. Large human movements spring from individual human initiatives

  Dalai Lama

  Spring, Responsibility, Compassion

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• In today’s interconnected and globalized world, it is now commonplace for people of dissimilar world views, faiths and races to live side by side. It is a matter of great urgency, therefore, that we find ways to cooperate with one another in a spirit of mutual acceptance and respect.

  Dalai Lama

  Respect, Buddhist, Buddhism

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• So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

  Bahá'u'lláh

  Teamwork, Powerful, Light

  "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh". Book by Bahá'u'lláh edited and translated by Shoghi Effendi (pp. 287-289), 1935.

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• Why can't we all just get along?

  Rodney King

  Relationship, Peace, People

  "Can’t We All Just Get Along?" by Jenna Brownson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2016.

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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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• There never was a good war or a bad revolution.

  Edward Abbey

  Veterans Day, Peace, War

  Edward Abbey (1998). “The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel”, p.140, Macmillan

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• A place of solitude offers a retreat from the opposing forces and diverse demands of living, an entry into a state of peace and unity. Mind and body can retire from confusion and conflict to a sanctuary of clarity and harmony

  Anthony Lawlor

  Confusion, Solitude, Unity

  Anthony Lawlor (1997). “A Home for the Soul: A Guide for Dwelling with Spirit and Imagination”, Clarkson Potter Publishers

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  I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Dream, Kings, Children

  Speech at Civil Rights March,Washington, D.C., 28 Aug. 1963

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• I beseech you, one and all, to add your prayers to mine to the end that war and bloodshed cease, and that love, friendship, peace and unity reign in the world.

  Abdu'l-Bahá

  Prayer, War, Unity

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• The family as an institution today is beset on all sides. Conflicts within the family are critical and often damaging. Contention puts heavy strain on stability, strength, peace, and unity in the home. There is certainly not time for contention in building a strong family.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Strong, Home, Unity

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• Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace.

  John Lennon

  Life, Country, People

  "Imagine" (song) (1971)

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• We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow he strikes in his own behalf helps to mold the universe.

  Jerome K. Jerome

  Blow, Men, Diversity

  Jerome K. Jerome (2016). “The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow”, p.50, Jerome K. Jerome

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• We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

  Herman Melville

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

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