Quotes on Peace

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

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
-- Mohandas K. Gandhi

"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures."
-- John F. Kennedy

"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.


“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.”
Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama quotes (Dalai Lama, b.1935)



“Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.”
Mahatma Gandhi quotes (Indian Philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest, 1869-1948)



"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be"
-Thomas a Kempis ( There is no way to control angry, peace is the only way )


"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."
-- Abraham Lincoln

"This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."
-- Peace Pilgrim.
"The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things."
-- Peace Pilgrim

"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Don't worry about anything. Worrying never solved anything. All it does is distort your mind"
-Milton Garland (at 103, the oldest worker in the U.S.)

"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind"
-Christian Larson

"Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset"
-Saint Francis De Sales