Quotes on Peace

Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.

Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

...We have an historic opportunity for a great global healing and renewal. If we will accept the challenge of nonviolent activism with faith, courage, and determination, we can bring this great vision of a world united in peace and harmony from a distant ideal into glowing reality.

And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

What an immense mass of evil must result...from allowing men to assume the right of anticipating what may happen.

LIGHT FROM WITHIN my friend, cancer got you damn it: you had it beat for seven years at least. how did it come back? Why all that pain. again. and you, such a fighter you fought me over and over with tears and words and promises. you fought for me with honesty and a light so bright it hurts my heart. sweet lorna. at peace now finally no more battles, just light from within a flickering candle in the dark burns with you.

I believe we are going to have to prepare ourselves for the difficult and patient task of outgrowing rigid and intransigent nationalism, and work slowly towards a world federation of peaceful nations. How will this be possible? Don't ask me. I don't know. But unless we develop a moral, spiritual, and political wisdom that is proportionate to our technological skill, our skill may end us.

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want

The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold, darkness and weight, which people had to put up with until recently when warmth, illumination and leverage were discovered.

Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought.

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

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Peace visits not the guilty mind.

Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames.

Don't stand back with your arms folded; step forward... There is hope and light to resist injustice and promote peace without violence.