Peace Quotes

The olive branch has been consecrated to peace, palm branches to victory, the laurel to conquest and poetry, the myrtle to love and pleasure, the cypress to mourning, and the willow to despondency.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

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

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.

My child, you are going to be a great king; do not imitate me in the taste I have had for building, or in that I have had for war; try, on the contrary, to be at peace with your neighbors.

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.

Power to the peaceful!

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.

In the Middle East, it is clear that peace will never be reached without solving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A two-state solution must be found and enforced.

Just as it is fire‘s nature to burn, it is meditation‘s nature to heal, to bring peace and uplift you beyond your worldly environment and transport you to a higher plane.

When your higher self is present, it always promotes peace.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

I’m just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.

In time of peace prepare for war.

The principles that should guide American foreign policy are simple: the world is safer when America leads, only strength ensures peace and freedom, and America must stand with its allies and challenge its adversaries.

We call upon all warring parties in the world to lay down their arms and pursue the path of peace, dialogue, and inclusive resolution of disputes.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

Problems or successes, they all are the results of our own actions. Karma. The philosophy of action is that no one else is the giver of peace or happiness. One’s own karma, one’s own actions are responsible to come to bring either happiness or success or whatever.

I don’t think I’ve ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB.

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they’d accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily.

We had the courage to face the superpowers that wanted a military triumph for each side they supported in Central America. We told them, ‘No,’ and presented a peace plan.

Blue is the color of peace. Water is blue. I like the color blue because it just puts me at peace. The patriotic symbol is blue. I just like blue.

None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.

I’m just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality. Simon Bolivar, our father, said a balanced world – a universe – a balanced universe in order to have peace and development.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

I’m deeply, deeply passionate about creating peace and well-being in the classroom, and well-being as a global nation.

Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God’s peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

Peace, for us, is an asset and in our interest. It is an absolute human asset that allows an individual to freely develop his individuality unbound by any regional, religious, or ethnic fetters.

The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security.

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.

I bought my own home in 2004. It’s a sanctuary for my family and a place of peace and calm. It’s key for anyone committed to leadership and success to avoid the noise and focus on their best opportunities.

I like people of faith, and I believe the more people who have spirituality, the better the world will be. It’s about peace and tolerance.