Peace Quotes
Not just the absence of war, but the presence of justice, understanding, and inner calm.
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"Peace begins within and radiates outward."Gioconda Belli
"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is its transformation."Gioconda Belli
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."Mahatma Gandhi
"Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances."Mahatma Gandhi
"Non-violence requires a very high quality of mind."Mahatma Gandhi
"It is my conviction that nothing enduring can be built on violence."Mahatma Gandhi
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."Mahatma Gandhi
"To forgive is not to forget. It is to let go of the resentment."Mahatma Gandhi
"If we practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless."Mahatma Gandhi
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."Mahatma Gandhi
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."Martin Luther King Jr.
"The end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience."Martin Luther King Jr.
"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."Martin Luther King Jr.
"Peace begins within the human heart"Rubén Darío
"Peace is the highest good"Rubén Darío
"War is the failure of imagination; peace is its triumph."Jorge Edwards
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but its transformation."Jorge Edwards
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Peace is the fruit of justice ripened by time."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Peace begins when we stop trying to control what we cannot."Gioconda Belli
"Peace is an active choice, not a passive state."Gioconda Belli
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."Abraham Lincoln
"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"Abraham Lincoln
"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy."Nelson Mandela
"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."Nelson Mandela
"The greatest threat to peace is inequality and injustice."Nelson Mandela
"It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build."Nelson Mandela
"Peace is found within, not in the world."Elena Garro
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding."Rosario Castellanos
"Peace is cultivated through understanding and compassion."Rosario Castellanos