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Peace23 quotes
All we are saying is give peace a chance. — John Lennon · 1969And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4 · 681 BCPeace is much more precious than a piece of land. — Anwar Sadat · 1978Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza · 1677Make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle · 322 BCTo make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995All 23 quotes →War9 quotes
Make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle · 322 BCNo one is stupid enough to prefer war to peace; in peace sons bury their fathers and in war fathers bury their sons. However, I suppose the god must have wanted this to happen. — Herodotus · 430 BCLet me have war, say I. It exceeds peace as far as day does night. It's sprightly waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy; mulled, deaf, sleepy, insensible. — William Shakespeare · 1616Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts flourish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any experienced in a town when it is under siege. — Voltaire · 1759There never was a good War, or a bad Peace. — Benjamin Franklin · 1783War appears to be as old as mankind, but peace is a modern invention. — Henry Maine · 1887All 9 quotes →War and peace9 quotes
Make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle · 322 BCNo one is stupid enough to prefer war to peace; in peace sons bury their fathers and in war fathers bury their sons. However, I suppose the god must have wanted this to happen. — Herodotus · 430 BCLet me have war, say I. It exceeds peace as far as day does night. It's sprightly waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy; mulled, deaf, sleepy, insensible. — William Shakespeare · 1616Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts flourish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any experienced in a town when it is under siege. — Voltaire · 1759There never was a good War, or a bad Peace. — Benjamin Franklin · 1783War appears to be as old as mankind, but peace is a modern invention. — Henry Maine · 1887All 9 quotes →Anti-war2 quotes
All we are saying is give peace a chance. — John Lennon · 1969There never was a good War, or a bad Peace. — Benjamin Franklin · 1783End times2 quotes
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4 · 681 BCThe wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — Isaiah 11:6 · 681 BCPolitical theory2 quotes
This peace we seek cannot be born of fear alone: it must be rooted in the lives of nations. There must be justice, sensed and shared by all peoples, for, without justice the world can know only a tense and unstable truce. — Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1957But there is another element, more important than all, without which there can not be the slightest hope of a permanent peace. That element lies in the heart of humanity. Unless the desire for peace be cherished there, unless this fundamental and only natural source of brotherly love be cultivated to its highest degree, all artificial efforts will be in vain. Peace will come when there is realization that only under a reign of law, based on righteousness and supported by the religious conviction of the brotherhood of man, can there be any hope of a complete and satisfying life. — Calvin Coolidge · 1925Beatitudes1 quote
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. — Jesus · 60End of war1 quote
Surely civilization is old enough, surely mankind is mature enough so that we ought in our own lifetime to find a way to permanent peace. — Herbert Hoover · 1929Enemies1 quote
To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995Freedom1 quote
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. — Malcolm X · 1965Israel-Palestine conflict1 quote
Peace is much more precious than a piece of land. — Anwar Sadat · 1978Making peace1 quote
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. — Jesus · 60Nature of war1 quote
Were I to... Take a peasant by the shoulders and whisper to him, "In your lifetime, have you known peace?" wait for his answer, shake his shoulders and transform him into his father, and ask him the same question, and transform him in turn into his father, I would never hear the word "yes" if I carried my questioning of the dead back for a thousand years. — Rebecca West · 1941Political reconciliation1 quote
To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one's partner. — Nelson Mandela · 1995Praising God1 quote
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. — Luke 2:14 · 61Reconciliation1 quote
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — Isaiah 11:6 · 681 BCRedemption1 quote
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — Isaiah 11:6 · 681 BCRule of law1 quote
But there is another element, more important than all, without which there can not be the slightest hope of a permanent peace. That element lies in the heart of humanity. Unless the desire for peace be cherished there, unless this fundamental and only natural source of brotherly love be cultivated to its highest degree, all artificial efforts will be in vain. Peace will come when there is realization that only under a reign of law, based on righteousness and supported by the religious conviction of the brotherhood of man, can there be any hope of a complete and satisfying life. — Calvin Coolidge · 1925Sermon on the Mount1 quote
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. — Jesus · 60World peace1 quote
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. — Isaiah 2:4 · 681 BC