Peace Quotes - Page 32

• It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, War, Sacrifice

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students”, p.68, Beacon Press

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• You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.

  William Wilberforce

  Inspirational, Abolition Of Slavery, Knowing

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• Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Truth, Violence, Inseparable

  Surendra Varmā, Mahatma Gandhi (1970). “Metaphysical Foundation of Mahatma Gandhi's Thought”

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• Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Inspirational, War, People

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• Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make

  Robert Fulghum

  Coping Mechanisms, Wish, Peace Of Mind

  Robert Fulghum (2004). “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things”, p.131, Ballantine Books

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• Nonviolence is absolute respect for each human being.

  Adolfo Perez Esquivel

  Humans, Absolutes, Human Beings

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• It's not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.

  Byron Katie

  Believe, Simple, Problem

  Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell (2008). “A Thousand Names For Joy: How To Live In Harmony With The Way Things Are”, p.56, Random House

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• Ask for peace first, and you will clearly see your next step.

  Alan Cohen

  Next Steps, Firsts, Asks

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  The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

  Albert Einstein

  Integrity, Patriotic, Evil People

  "The Harper Book of Quotations Revised Edition". Book by Robert I. Fitzhenry, p. 356, 1993.

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• In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

  John of the Cross

  Twilight, Ubuntu, Judging

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• Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

  Marian Anderson

  Christian, Prayer, Godly

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• The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace.

  Holly Near

  Fighting, Warrior

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• Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Adversity, Growth

  Mahatma Gandhi (1968). “The Message of Mahatma Gandhi”

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• There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love, Heart, Men

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• There is no need of a teacher for those who know how to think.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Teacher, Retirement

  "The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts".

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• The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Thoughtful, Thinking

  Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). “The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts”

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• Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Moral Growth, Comfort, Doe

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.75, Courier Corporation

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• I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Courage, Believe, Men

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (2010). “Wof : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi”, p.30, Penguin Books India

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• As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love, Inspirational, Family

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• To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Men, Soul, Liberty

  Mahatma Gandhi (1947). “Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi”

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• Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Joy, Spirit, Helping

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.80, Courier Corporation

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• I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Truth, Vision, Trying

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.43, A&C Black

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• To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

  Mind, Weakness, Doctrine

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• Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.

  Germaine Greer

  Betrayal, Freedom, Sacrifice

  Germaine Greer (1971). “The female eunuch”, McGraw-Hill Companies

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• Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Life, Strength, Being Strong

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