Peace Quotes

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

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"A grateful mind is a peaceful mind."
Patrick Kavanagh
"War is never the answer."
Douglas Coupland
B
"I have never understood this liking for war. It pains the peace."
Brendan Behan
C
"Peace is not the absence of struggle, but the acceptance of your own worth within it."
Christy Brown
C
"Peace is what you find in the space between acceptance and resistance."
Christy Brown
S
"Peace begins within; then it spreads to the world."
Sean O'Casey
S
"Peace is the harmony of all things in balance."
Sean O'Casey
"To forgive is to free yourself from the past."
Frank O'Connor
"Every conflict contains within it the seeds of understanding."
Frank O'Connor
"A peaceful mind is the richest possession."
Frank O'Connor
C
"Peace comes not from the absence of struggle, but from acceptance of it."
Christy Brown
S
"To forgive is not to condone; it is to refuse to let the past dominate the future."
Seán Ó Faoláin
S
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice and understanding."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it's the ability to live with it."
Douglas Coupland
"Peace of mind is more valuable than any possession you could ever own."
Douglas Coupland
M
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
Margaret Atwood
"Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from accepting it."
Robertson Davies
S
"Peace comes not from avoiding conflict, but from understanding it."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Peace comes from understanding, not from agreement."
Frank O'Connor
J
"Money cannot buy peace of mind. Peace of mind must be earned."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"Peace begins within ourselves."
Joyce Carol Oates
S
"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility."
Sean O'Casey
S
"Peace begins within; it ripples outward to transform the world."
Sean O'Casey
"Peace comes from accepting what you cannot change."
Douglas Coupland
M
"We are not going to be able to operate our spaceship Earth without energy peace, and world peace."
Margaret Atwood
M
"Sometimes being quiet is the greatest protest."
Margaret Atwood
M
"What we call peace is often just the absence of visible conflict."
Margaret Atwood
J
"Forgiveness is the closing of a cycle of pain."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice."
Joyce Carol Oates
H
"When a man's conscience is bothering him, nothing can put it at ease but the truth."
Harper Lee