Peace Quotes

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

20711 quotes

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"Take away your opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint."
Marcus Aurelius
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"How much trouble he avoids who does not look to what his neighbor says or does or thinks."
Marcus Aurelius
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"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Jane Eyre
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"Hadst thou sought vengeance, it had not been thus."
Hester Prynne
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"I've fought through a cruel life, and I'm going to rest now."
Heathcliff
T
"The night comes on; let us think of rest"
The Narrator
J
"A little cottage on the edge of the moor."
Jane Eyre
N
"Blessed are the peace-makers."
Nelly Dean
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"The quiet and kindly place where Lucie will be born"
The Narrator
H
"I have neither given nor received forgiveness."
Heathcliff
J
"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Jane Eyre
T
"The eye of the hurricane contains a strange peace"
The Narrator
S
"It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"
Sydney Carton
J
"At last I have found peace—not in ignorance, but in the pursuit of truth."
Jane Eyre
P
"I had never felt such relief as when I heard his voice"
Pip
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"It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"
Sydney Carton
P
"There is no remedy for the past but acceptance."
Pip
T
"The wine merchant's voice was calm and measured"
The Narrator
H
"I've been content with myself."
Heathcliff
J
"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Jane Eyre
S
"I shall be reconciled to it and to myself."
Sydney Carton
H
"Out of those entangled meshes, I am come to a kind of peace."
Hester Prynne
T
"The night was so very still and peaceful"
The Narrator
I
"To be enraged with your enemy is to be injured by him."
Ishmael
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"I have weathered the storm of this life and found peace."
Jane Eyre
R
"Thou knowest not what a relief it is, after the toil and trouble of my life."
Roger Chillingworth
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"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."
Jane Eyre
J
"All within me is silent and still."
Jane Eyre
T
"The quiet and the peace of the gentleman's neighbourhood made it a choice place to live in."
The Narrator
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"The forge was my sanctuary in those early days."
Pip