Peace Quotes

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

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"Peace is the highest good."
Lycurgus
R
"In peace, we must prepare for conflict; in conflict, we must seek peace."
Romulus
R
"The foundation of any society is the mutual respect of its citizens."
Romulus
T
"A kingdom's peace is purchased not with steel but with justice."
Tarquin the Proud
A
"Peace comes not from absence of conflict, but from wisdom."
Alcibiades
A
"Peace is earned through struggle and understanding."
Alcibiades
C
"The vote is the sword of the peaceful man."
Cleisthenes
L
"Peace is earned through preparation, not through passivity."
Lycurgus
S
"To know peace, one must first understand the nature of conflict."
Scipio Africanus
S
"Peace begins when we cease to demand that others think as we do."
Scipio Africanus
S
"Just laws are the foundation of lasting peace."
Solon
S
"Peace begins within the individual heart."
Solon
C
"A man at peace with simple work is richer than kings troubled by empire."
Cincinnatus
C
"In my fields, I found the freedom that no palace could provide."
Cincinnatus
T
"Peace is merely war postponed. I preferred to wage war openly rather than wait for it to come to me."
Tarquin the Proud
A
"Peace is merely the interval between the exhaustion of one war and the beginning of another."
Alcibiades
R
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice"
Romulus
R
"Peace is built on the foundation of understanding, not agreement"
Romulus
"In times of peace, prepare for war; in times of war, work for peace."
Miltiades
L
"The price of peace is eternal vigilance and constant preparation."
Lycurgus
S
"A just man sleeps better than a rich man with a guilty conscience."
Solon
S
"The heart that harbors resentment poisons itself first."
Solon
S
"The price of peace is eternal vigilance against injustice."
Solon
C
"The price of peace is eternal vigilance against those who would disturb it."
Cincinnatus
C
"The constitution must be a common house where all citizens feel equally at home."
Cleisthenes
T
"The greatest victory is often the one not fought."
Themistocles
T
"A true victory is one where no tears are shed."
Themistocles
T
"A true victory is one that brings peace to all."
Themistocles
"A unified people can accomplish what divided ones cannot."
Miltiades
"The greatest victory is the one won without bloodshed."
Miltiades