Books Quote by Thomas E. Ricks

“Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.”

— Baruch Spinoza

“Living deeply in reality. Peace is in the nature of mind.”

— TG Minh Thanh

“In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war.”

— Horace

“Peace is not just a desired state of being for people, but also enables the flourishing of nature as well as human-created landscapes.”

— Norris Brock Johnson

“Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from the ability to cope with it.”

— Dan Millman

“He has read whole volumes on the philosophy of nonviolence. How peace had to be understood in all its moral dimensions. The proper coexistence…

— Colum McCann

“It brings me peace to know that it all began with crime fiction as a child, and that it is there, after a thousand…

— Sara Blaedel

“War is sweet to those who have no experience of it. But the experienced man trembles exceedingly in his heart at its approach.”

— Pindar

“Any critique of realism must begin with a sober assessment of the horrors of peace.”

— Christopher Hitchens

“War is natural. Peace is an accident.”

— Silvester Stallone

“Peace is a way of constructively handling natural conflict.”

— Bryant McGill

“War is the plague of mankind; I am and remain in solidarity with eternal peace.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann