Peace Quotes - Page 3

• If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspiration, Humanity, Wish

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• Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

  John F. Kennedy

  Workout, War, Humanity

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

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• Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

  William Hazlitt

  War, Humanity, Peaceful

  William Hazlitt, James Thornton (1967). “Contributions to the Edinburgh review”

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  I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Faith, Kings

  "50 years after receiving Nobel Prize, do Martin Luther King's peace prophecies still resonate?", www.foxnews.com. October 12, 2014.

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• Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.

  Laozi

  Desire, Calmness, Self Awareness

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• Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Heart

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• When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Inspirational, Past, Yield

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  If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

  Desmond Tutu

  Life, Friendship, Enemy

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• War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

  Jimmy Carter

  Inspirational, Veterans Day, Children

  Mattie J.T. Stepanek, Jimmy Carter (2009). “Just Peace: A Message of Hope”, p.158, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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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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• Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Humor

  Orthodoxy (1908) ch. 7

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• Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Friendship, Enemy, Friends Show

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• The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Life, Strength, Courage

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• Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.

  Tawakkol Karman

  War, Mean, Doe

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• Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others, they will have a positive influence in their community.

  Dalai Lama

  Positive, Happiness, Buddhist

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• Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

  Guy Finley

  Patience, Fear, Anger

  FaceBook post by Guy Finley from Jul 27, 2013

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• A smile is the beginning of peace.

  Mother Teresa

  Inner Peace

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• The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

  Alice Walker

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Hate, Light

  "A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings".

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• The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

  George Orwell

  Political Language, Atrocities Committed, Tyrants

  George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sheila Davison (1998). “The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945”

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• Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Life, Success, Balance And Harmony

  "A Physician's Guide to Coping with Death and Dying". Book by Jan Swanson and Alan Cooper, December 9, 2004.

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• I hope someday you will join us and the world will live as one.

  John Lennon

  Teamwork, Dream, Hope

  Song: Imagine

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  You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Wise, Freedom

  Gandhi, Mahatma “Inspiring Thoughts”, Rajpal & Sons

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• Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.

  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

  God, Faith, Simple Joys

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• Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.

  Georges Bernanos

  Teamwork, Flower, Clouds

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