Peace Within Quotes

• We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.

  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

  Yoga, Mind, Wish

  Kelsang Gyatso (2001). “Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey”, p.11, Tharpa Publications UK

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  Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.252, Princeton University Press

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• The first peace, which is the most important,
  is that which comes within the souls of people
  when they realize their relationship,
  their oneness with the universe and all its powers,
  and when they realize that at the center of the universe
  dwells the Great Spirit,
  and that this center is really everywhere,
  it is within each of us.

  Black Elk

  Inspirational, Relationship, Wisdom

  "The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux". Book by Black Elk and Joseph Epes Brown, 1953.

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• Christ alone can bring lasting peace - peace with God - peace among men and nations - and peace within our hearts.

  Billy Graham

  Christian, Heart, Men

  Franklin Graham, Billy Graham (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, p.251, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

  Marvin Gaye

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Peace

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• If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness; if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.

  Dan Millman

  Kindness, Peaceful, World

  Dan Millman (2010). “Living on Purpose: Straight Answers to Universal Questions”, p.108, New World Library

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• Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Optimism, Within You

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• Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be acheived unless we first establish peace within our own minds. We can send so-called 'peacekeeping forces' into areas of conflict, but peace cannot be oppossed from the outside with guns. Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.

  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

  Peace, Gun, Helping Others

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• The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.

  Adlai E. Stevenson

  Peace, Journey, League

  "Peter's Quotations : Ideas for Our Time" by Laurence J. Peter, (p. 508), 1977.

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• May today be peace within. May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be... May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you... May you be content knowing you are a child of God... Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love. It is there for each and every one of you.

  Mother Teresa

  Children, Knowing, Soul

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• Many a happiness in life, a many a disaster, is due to chance alone; but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.

  Maurice Maeterlinck

  Chance, Life Happiness, Disaster

  "Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck".

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• Ultimate peace begins within; when we find peace within there will be no more conflict, nor more occasion for war.

  Peace Pilgrim

  War, Conflict, Finding Peace

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.98, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• First of my own personal requirements is inner calm. This, I think, is an essential. One of the secrets of using your time well is to gain a certain ability to maintain peace within yourself so that much can go on around you and you can stay calm inside.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Thinking, Secret, Stay Calm

  Eleanor Roosevelt (1960). “You Learn by Living”, p.46, Westminster John Knox Press

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• When you find Peace within, you create a Peaceful world around you.

  Louise Hay

  Peaceful, World, Finding Peace

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• If you Don't have Love, Harmony & Peace within you, then you Can't Contribute these Qualities

  Wayne Dyer

  Quality, Harmony, Ifs

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• First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

  Thomas a Kempis

  Peace, Firsts, Tranquility

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• Happy the man, of mortals happiest he, Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free; Whom neither hopes deceive, nor fears torment, But lives at peace, within himself content; In thought, or act, accountable to none But to himself, and to the gods alone.

  George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne

  Men, Mind, Desire

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• A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness toward themselves, they cannot experience harmony or peace within themselves, and therefore, what they project to others is also inharmonious and confused.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Confused, People, Appreciate

  Chogyam Trungpa (2009). “Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior”, p.18, Shambhala Publications

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• Ultimate peace begins within; when we find peace within there will be no more conflict, no more occasion for war. If this is the peace you seek, purify your body by sensible living habits, purify your mind by expelling all negative thoughts, purify your motives by casting out any ideas of greed or self-striving and by seeking to serve you fellow human beings, purify your desires by eliminating all wishes for material possessions or
  self-glorification and by desiring to know and do God's will for you. Inspire others to do likewise.

  Peace Pilgrim

  War, Self, Ideas

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• Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion.

  Gautama Buddha

  Spiritual, Teacher, Compassion

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• If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace!

  H. W. L. Poonja

  Negativity, Inner Peace, Mind

  H. W. L. Poonja, Prashanti De Jager (2000). “The Truth Is”, p.188, Weiser Books

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• Many of us may have watched the waves at sea. They rise, then fall, then rise again, then fall again... and this cycle continues endlessly. It is the same with our experience of the world and its objects and relationships. We may find happiness, but this happiness will soon turn to sorrow. The sorrow that we feel will subsequently turn back to happiness but this oscillation continues endlessly. In order to maintain inner balance, we need to find peace within instead of depending on the external world.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Fall, Order

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• When we are not realized, we are moving on the periphery, like a wheel and we are disturbed. But a realized soul is on the axis, which is silent. So he has the peace within himself.

  Nirmala Srivastava

  Love, Wisdom, Moving

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• For us to feel peace within our hearts while we live here on earth we must be righteous. There is nothing that the world calls fun or pleasurable that can compare to the inner happiness and joy that comes from being righteous, nothing. That may be something you don't think much about, but if you will take time to identify how you feel when you make an unrighteous choice and compare that to how you feel when you make a difficult but righteous choice, you will know what I am talking about.

  Patricia P. Pinegar

  Fun, Heart, Thinking

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• What I know for sure is that it's only when you make the process your goal that the big dream can follow. That doesn't necessarily mean your process will necessarily lead you to wealth or fame. In fact, your dream may have nothing to do with tangible prosperity and everything to do with creating a life filled with joy, one with no regrets and a clear conscience. I've learned that wealth is a tool that gives you choices, but it can't compensate for a life not fully lived and it certainly can't create a sense of peace within you.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Dream, Regret, Mean

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