Peace Quotes

"What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the Earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride which always tend to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife " "Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong" "With one more person, there will be one more prayer; and with one more prayer, there will be more justice; and with more justice, there will be more peace." "Peace is our gift to each other." "I speak not for myself but for those without a voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated." "Rest, peace, silence, and solitude are positive words. They do not connote weakness or punishment." "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." "God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing." "There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence" "To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders to." "Going to the mountains is going home " "Come to the woods for here is rest " "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks " "To sit in solitude to think in solitude with only the music of the stream and the cedar to break the flow of silence there lies the value of wilderness" "Do not hurrying your actions. Be fully present. Slow down and enjoy each step." "The practice of violence, like all action, changes the world, but the most probable change is a more violent world." "Without forgiveness, there's no future" "Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice" "You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist"