Peace Quotes

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

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"War destroys; peace builds; wisdom chooses peace."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"To forgive is to free yourself from the chains of the past."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"The only true and lasting victory is that which destroys the enemy and transforms him into a friend."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"The proud, the ambitious, the vain are always ready to fight and quarrel."
Søren Kierkegaard
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"Peace begins within the heart before it can exist in the world."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"In peace, we find the strength we thought we'd lost."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"All misery comes from comparison."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"Peace begins within before it can exist without."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the acceptance of inevitable compromise."
Knut Hamsun
"Stand still, the trees ahead and bushes beside you are not lost."
Robert Browning
"Silence is the soul's music when the world becomes too loud."
Robert Browning
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"The peace that passes understanding comes not from the absence of struggle, but from its mastery."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace."
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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"Silence is sometimes the most powerful voice."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Peace begins not in the world but within the heart."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but harmony within it."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Peace begins within the soul."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Peace is the foundation of prosperity."
Selma Lagerlöf
"Peace is not the absence of struggle but the presence of harmony."
Robert Browning
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Peace begins in the human heart."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
August Strindberg
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"Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from acceptance."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Peace is the luxury of a quiet conscience."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"Compromise is the essence of the soul."
Henrik Ibsen
"Peace is built one conversation at a time."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Peace begins within before it can exist without."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Peace is the reward of those who choose forgiveness."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"We are not to take up arms against tyranny, but to witness against it."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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"All the worst things happen to people in times of peace."
Anna Akhmatova