Peace is not the absence of conflict; it's the absence of inner conflict.
- Unknown
The General Assembly, in resolution 55/282, of 7 September 2001,
decided that, beginning in 2002, the International Day of Peace
should be observed on 21 September each year.
The Assembly declared that the Day be observed as a day of global ceasefire
and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a
cessation of hostilities during the Day. It invited all Member States,
organizations of the United Nations system, regional and non-governmental
organizations and individuals to commemorate the Day
in an appropriate manner, including through education and public awareness, a
nd to cooperate with the United Nations in establishing a global ceasefire.
"Twenty-four hours: to give relief workers a safe interlude for the
provision of vital services; to offer mediators a building block
towards a wider truce; to allow all those engaged in conflict to
reconsider the wisdom of further violence."
-Kofi Annan
Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush; anxious for greater developments a
nd greater wishes and so on; so that children have very little time for their parents;
Parents have very little time for each other; and the home begins the disruption of the
peace of the world.
- Mother Teresa
Peace, like charity, begins at home.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I do but keep the peace.
- Benvolio Romeo & Juliet
All we are saying is: give peace a chance.
- John Lennon
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one.
- John Lennon
The United Nations is our one great hope for a peaceful and free world.
- Ralph Bunche
The purpose of all war is ultimately peace.
- Saint Augustine
If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
- Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you want world peace, fight for justice.
- bumper sticker
The opposite of war is not peace, It's creation
- Jonathan Larson Rent
Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind;
a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice
- Spinoza
For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, And a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
- Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
There's harmony and inner peace to be found in following a moral compass
that points in the same direction regardless of fashion or trend.
- Ted Koppel
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.
He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
- Buddha
I believe in the sun even though it is slow in rising.
I believe in you without realizing. I believe in rain though
there are no clouds in the sky. I believe in truth even though people lie.
I believe in peace though sometimes I am violent.
I believe in God even though he is silent.
- Unknown
Either war is obsolete or men are.
- R. Buckminster Fuller
There are no warlike people, just warlike leaders
- Ralph Bunche
Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence.
- Mahatma Gandhi
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
- Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) American Musician, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache:
You won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready,
peace will come looking for you.
- Ajahn Chah (Reflections)
Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul;
we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will
remains firm and submissive.
Peace in this life springs from acquiescence not in an exemption from suffering.
- Francis Fenelon
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
- Galatians 5:22-23
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
- Anton Chekov
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow
into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
- John Muir
One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek,
but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal.
We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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