Peace Quotes

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

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"Ambition is the arch-enemy of peace."
Jonathan Swift
"Forgiveness is not weakness but the strength to release what poisons the soul."
Eliza Haywood
"To forgive is to reclaim power from those who have wronged us."
Eliza Haywood
"Peace begins when we cease battling our own reflections."
Aphra Behn
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding."
Aphra Behn
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"If the disease of the mind is discomfort with oneself, then the cure must be within oneself."
Samuel Johnson
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"Sweet sleep! thou art more delicious than the finest wine."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"The nature of Hatred is that it is only nourished in presence of its enemy."
William Blake
"The greatest wealth is a peaceful heart."
Christina Rossetti
"The path to peace is paved with acceptance."
Christina Rossetti
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"Peace is achieved not through surrender, but through understanding."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"Peace begins within and radiates outward to transform the world."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free—yourself."
Aphra Behn
"Peace comes from acceptance, not from denial."
Aphra Behn
"To forgive is to unburden oneself of yesterday's wounds."
Eliza Haywood
"Bitterness is the price we pay for holding grudges."
Eliza Haywood
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"Peace without justice is tyranny."
Jonathan Swift
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"A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"Peace of mind is worth more than all earthly treasures."
Eliza Haywood
"Silence more musical than any song."
Christina Rossetti
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the mastery of it."
Christina Rossetti
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"Do not accustom yourself to think of death as an object of terror; it is the only port of safety."
Samuel Johnson
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and find the prisoner was yourself."
Aphra Behn
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"In the silence between heartbeats lies the whole of eternity."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Silence like the catbird's song can hold more meaning than a thousand words."
Christina Rossetti
"Peace begins within the heart before it can exist in the world."
Christina Rossetti
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"And the stately ships go on to their haven under the hill"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Let the long contention cease"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson