Peace Quotes

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

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"La paz es el fruto natural de la justicia bien administrada."
Benito Juárez
B
"La justicia es el alma gemela de la paz."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paz se construye con justicia, no con armas."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paz verdadera requiere que todos los hombres sean iguales ante la ley."
Benito Juárez
D
"The world is commonly too full of unreasonable heats and violent animosities."
David Hume
T
"A nation built on slavery can never know true peace."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
B
"Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue that springs from strength of character."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"Peace of mind comes not from ignorance but from understanding our place in the order of things."
Baruch Spinoza
A
"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable."
Adam Smith
T
"The first and fundamental law of nature is to seek peace."
Thomas Hobbes
T
"Commerce and mutual understanding create the bonds of peace between nations."
Thomas Hobbes
T
"The security of a person requires the security of the state."
Thomas Hobbes
J
"I have nothing to ask of fortune but that it leave me in peace to end my days in obscurity."
José de San Martín
J
"The road to peace is paved with the bones of soldiers."
José de San Martín
J
"I prefer the most humble peace to the most glorious war."
José de San Martín
J
"Every soldier hopes for peace more than victory."
José de San Martín
B
"El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paz verdadera surge de la justicia verdadera."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paz se construye con justicia y educación."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paz es el resultado de la justicia administrada con clemencia."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paz duradera requiere raíces profundas de justicia."
Benito Juárez
J
"Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side."
John Locke
D
"Violent passions should be followed by some relaxation."
David Hume
D
"The mind must be composed and tranquil to make discoveries."
David Hume
J
"La paz verdadera nace del respeto mutuo."
José de San Martín
J
"La amistad con los enemigos comienza con el entendimiento."
José de San Martín
J
"La paz es el fruto de la justicia y la equidad."
José de San Martín
T
"The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death and desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living."
Thomas Hobbes
T
"The greatest wealth is a peaceful mind."
Thomas Hobbes
B
"Humility is sadness arising from considering our own weakness; it is thereby passive."
Baruch Spinoza