Peace Quotes

9841 Peace quotes by 3934 unique authors

When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace. — Saint Augustine
Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment. — Nhat Hanh
If you want war, nourish a doctrine. Doctrines are the most frightful tyrants to which men ever are subject... — William Graham Sumner
Never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he… — Winston Churchill
My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country,… — Omar Bongo
Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours. — Mary Howitt
Today I walked on the lion-coloured hills with only cypresses for company, until the sunset caught me, turned the brush to copper set the clouds… — Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth
Working in the garden gives me something beyond the enjoyment of the senses. It gives me a profound feeling of inner peace. — Ruth Stout
I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs. — William Arthur Ward
Others may fashion more smoothly images of bronze (I for one believe it), evoke living faces from marble, plead causes better, trace with a wand… — Virgil
Peace /n/: A rare state which has only existed when a despot has been fearsome or strong enough to impose it. The image of your… — Boyd Rice
Nationalist Socialist Germany wants peace because of its fundamental convictions. And it wants peace also owing to the realization of the simple primitive fact that… — Adolf Hitler
It must be a peace without victory...Victory would mean peace forced upon the loser, a victor's terms imposed upon the vanquished. It would be accepted… — Woodrow Wilson
Running provides an outlet for my mind to relax and my peace to be still. — Unknown Author
You have brought the best things in my life. I used to be so unhappy before but now I am filled with joy and peace.… — Unknown Author
Joy is love exalted; peace is love in response; long-suffering is love enduring; gentleness is love in society; goodness is love in action; faith is… — Dwight L. Moody
Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love in the world in spite of human failure. Give us the faith to trust… — Frank Borman
Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and madness of desire - oh, no - love is not that! It… — Henry Van Dyke
The maltreatment of the natural world and its impoverishment leads to the impoverishment of the human soul. It is related to the outburst of violence… — Raisa Gorbacheva
The first casualty when war comes is truth. — Unknown Author
We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to end hunger. But we have found the will to develop… — Mark Hatfield
Love is supposed to bring you peace and happiness. If you are not feeling this in a relationship, you are living an illusion. — Leon Brown
I do not have regrets. I believe I helped preserve the peace for this country. Why should I regret that? What I accomplished was approved… — Hyman Rickover
Famous like a drug that I've taken too much of but I never ever trip, just peace, happiness and love. — Drake
Rest in peace to Heath Ledger but I'm no joker — Drake

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