Judaism Quote by Timothy Keller

“Shalom is the Hebrew word usually translated “peace,” which means prosperity, harmony (within and without), completeness, wholeness, health, welfare, safety, soundness, tranquility, fullness, rest,…

— John Eckhardt

In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight--a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully…

— Anonymous

“Every time Jewish people greet one another with “Shalom”—loosely translated “Peace”—they express the God-given cry of the heart to live in a world where…

— Randy Alcorn

“Shalom is understood to mean peace, but peace is only one part of the word’s real meaning. The root shalem means completeness.”

— Celso Cukierkorn

[Peace] is the highest and most strenuous act of the soul, but an entirely harmonious act, in which all our powers and affections are…

— William Ellery Channing

The peace for which every soul strives and which is the true nature of God and the utmost goal of a man is but…

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

In the scriptures, 'peace' means either freedom from strife, contention, conflict, or war, or an inner calm and comfort born of the Spirit that…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Peace is the altar of God, the condition in which happiness exists.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

— Pio of Pietrelcina

Peace has been variously defined, but perhaps we might think of it as 'harmony within one's self, and with God and man.'

— Marion G. Romney

“Peace does not mean the absence of war or the presence of abundance. It means the acceptance of tolerance, appreciation of diversity, forgiveness of…

— Debasish Mridha

I believe that around us there is only one word on all sides, one immense word which reveals our solitude and extinguishes our radiance:…

— Henri Barbusse