Peace quotes

Wise, inspirational and philosophical quotes about peace – the best peace quote collection by famous authors, politicians, celebrities and others.

“War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.” Lois McMaster Bujold

“I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.” Charlie Chaplin

“God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.” Heraclitus

“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.” Martin Luther King

“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.” John Lennon

“War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.” Thomas Mann

“Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.” Lin Yutang

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.” Isaac Asimov

“I took a speed reading course and read 'War and Peace' in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.” Woody Allen

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa

“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given.” Mother Teresa

“Peace begins with a smile.” Mother Teresa

“The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.” Mother Teresa

“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.” Benjamin Franklin

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” George Orwell

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” Nelson Mandela

“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” Dalai Lama

“Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.” Norman Vincent Peale

“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” Norman Vincent Peale

“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.” Thomas Jefferson

“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” Andre Gide

“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.” Franklin Roosevelt

“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” Amelia Earhart

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” Buddha

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” Buddha

“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.” Buddha

“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.” Buddha

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Buddha

“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” Buddha

“Avoid popularity if you would have peace.” Abraham Lincoln