War Quotes

Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.

10745 quotes

P
"War is a failure of dialogue."
Pope Francis
P
"War destroys not only buildings but the conscience of nations."
Pope Francis
P
"War is the failure of diplomacy and the triumph of despair."
Pope John Paul II
P
"War is always a failure of diplomacy and wisdom."
Pope Francis
P
"War plants seeds of conflict for generations."
Pope Francis
D
"Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another."
Dalai Lama (14th)
J
"War is the result of the division in the mind."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
P
"War leaves behind only ruins and ashes; peace builds a future of hope."
Pope John Paul II
P
"War is a failure of diplomacy and a tragedy for all humanity."
Pope John Paul II
S
"War is the failure of human understanding."
Sri Aurobindo
S
"War diminishes the human spirit."
Sri Aurobindo
P
"War leaves only scars and sorrow."
Pope Francis
P
"War destroys not only bodies but the human spirit."
Pope John Paul II
J
"War begins in the minds of people before weapons are drawn."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
D
"The goal is not to win and survive, but to promote nonviolence and understanding."
Dalai Lama (14th)
S
"War arises from the darkness within the human heart that has not yet learned love."
Sri Aurobindo
S
"War is the failure of human consciousness to evolve beyond conflict."
Sri Aurobindo
S
"War is the failure of the human spirit to recognize itself in the other."
Sri Aurobindo
T
"The war in Vietnam and the war in ourselves are not separate."
Thich Nhat Hanh
P
"War should be the last resort of nations that have exhausted all other means of resolving conflict."
Pope John Paul II
S
"War is an expression of separated consciousness; peace comes through unity awareness."
Sri Aurobindo
T
"The war in the world is a reflection of the war within ourselves."
Thich Nhat Hanh
J
"War begins in the human heart; therefore, peace must also begin there."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"War is the ultimate expression of human ignorance."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
S
"War is the failure of humanity to communicate its truth."
Sri Aurobindo
A
"All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal."
Abraham
M
"War brings suffering; peace requires wisdom and restraint."
Martin Luther
M
"War devastates the innocent; only the gravest circumstances justify resorting to it."
Martin Luther
M
"Let him who wishes peace prepare for war."
Martin Luther
Z
"War is the refuge of the wicked."
Zoroaster