Peace Quotes

Not just the absence of war, but the presence of justice, understanding, and inner calm.

20711 quotes

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"The psyche seeks balance and integration throughout life."
Anna Freud
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"The eternal moment is always present"
Mircea Eliade
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"The eternal return liberates from historical anxiety"
Mircea Eliade
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"The eternal is present in each moment"
Mircea Eliade
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"The greatest security a child can have is knowing he is known."
Bruno Bettelheim
B
"The capacity to forgive ourselves is prerequisite to forgiving others."
Bruno Bettelheim
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"When we are truly known, we experience a profound sense of peace that no external achievement can provide."
D.W. Winnicott
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"Real security comes not from control, but from acceptance."
Karen Horney
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"The search for security often leads us away from the very security we seek."
Karen Horney
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"The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of the pursuit of peace."
Anna Freud
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"Human nature is fundamentally peaceful and constructive."
D.W. Winnicott
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"The setting matters tremendously in allowing healing to occur."
D.W. Winnicott
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"The pursuit of security often diminishes the very security we seek."
Bruno Bettelheim
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"Mythology teaches us that there are many valid ways to understand the world."
Wendy Doniger
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"Tolerance requires understanding, and understanding requires study."
Wendy Doniger
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the acceptance of our conflicted nature."
Karen Horney
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"The goal is not to achieve peace but to achieve authenticity; peace follows."
Karen Horney
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"The work of therapy is not to eliminate conflict but to integrate it."
Karen Horney
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"Authenticity is the antidote to anxiety."
Karen Horney
K
"We heal when we stop being at war with ourselves."
Karen Horney
D
"The mother's reliable presence teaches the infant that the world is manageable."
D.W. Winnicott
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"Ritual creates order from chaos."
Edmund Leach
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"All social order is fragile and must be continuously reinforced."
Edmund Leach
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"Equality is the natural state of human societies"
Pierre Clastres
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"Ritual maintains equilibrium without hierarchy"
Pierre Clastres
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"Consensus is possible without voting"
Pierre Clastres
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"Rest is sacred in traditional societies"
Pierre Clastres
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"Spirituality binds community without controlling it"
Pierre Clastres
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"Forgiveness restores broken relationships"
Pierre Clastres
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"Vengeance perpetuates cycles of harm"
Pierre Clastres