Peace Quotes

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

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"Peace comes from within."
Christy Brown
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the wisdom to recognize which battles are worth fighting."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Peace is not just the absence of war."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Peace comes from accepting what we cannot change and changing what we can."
Christy Brown
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"Silence can be as eloquent as words when used deliberately."
Seamus Heaney
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"The poem offers moments of stillness in the midst of constant change."
Seamus Heaney
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"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that prisoner was yourself."
Padraig Colum
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"Peace begins in the heart and radiates outward."
Padraig Colum
"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most dislike"
Frank O'Connor
"Peace is not the absence of struggle but acceptance of it"
Patrick Kavanagh
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"To forgive is not to forget, but to choose a different future."
Austin Clarke
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"The work of peace is harder than the work of war."
Austin Clarke
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of acceptance."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"I have never in my life bitten anything except food."
Brendan Behan
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"To forgive is to reclaim agency over one's own future."
Austin Clarke
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of understanding"
Patrick Kavanagh
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"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."
Sean O'Casey
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"Peace begins in the heart of each individual."
Sean O'Casey
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"The commonwealth of poetry transcends all borders."
Seamus Heaney
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"Peace comes not from the absence of struggle, but from acceptance of it."
Christy Brown
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"Peace is found in accepting what we cannot change and fighting for what we can."
Christy Brown
"Peace is an internal state, not an external condition."
Frank O'Connor
"Peace is found in acceptance, not in escape."
Frank O'Connor
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"Peace is not the absence of struggle but reconciliation with it."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Peace begins in the human heart, then spreads outward."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Peace comes from within; no one can give it to you."
Sean O'Casey
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but its resolution."
Sean O'Casey
"I learned the meaning of contentment from the simple people of the countryside."
Patrick Kavanagh
"To accept is to understand."
Patrick Kavanagh