"Preventing war is much better than protesting against……" — Nhat Hanh

"Preventing war is much better than protesting against the war. Protesting the war is too late."

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461 Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Nhat Hanh has 461 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to…
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others,…
So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice…
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even…
Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind…
In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing…
You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your…
We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.
Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding…
Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.

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More Antiwar Quotes

This quote is filed under Antiwar Quotes, one of 356 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why? — Wystan Hugh Auden
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too. — Marcus Aurelius
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. — Francis Bacon
The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies… — Edward Abbey
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man… — John Adams
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. — John Adams
Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction. — Bernard Baruch
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. — Simone de Beauvoir
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own… — Joseph Addison
All war represents a failure of diplomacy. — Tony Benn
It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. — Alfred Adler

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