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Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared.

No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.


Dag Hammarskjöld

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LAO TZU Have little,
Need less:
This is the way
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ALAN DERSHOWITZ No rest for the wicked, no peace for the good.
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"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,...
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW I hold my peace, sir? no;
No, I will speak as liberal as the north;
Let heaven and men and...
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ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.
USE THEM TOGETHER. US...
ARTHUR C. CLARKE But the queen--too long she has suffered the pain of love,
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VIRGIL Peace visits not the guilty mind.
(Nemo Malus Felix)
JUVENAL Love is not the answer, peace is. Throughout my whole life I have experienced and seen others use lo...
ALARIC HUTCHINSON Since nothing is absolute
There is no absolute silence,
Only an appearance
Of temp...
DEJAN STOJANOVIC NEVER GIVE UP
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too muc...
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All parties seek for allies to defeat enemies. ...
TOBA BETA A lovely, pure, noble, and most moral nature, without the strength of nerve which forms a hero, sink...
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OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II I'm a conservative because I believe in peace - real peace, not just the peace of mind. I'm ...
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HELEN POSLUNS But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all ...
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all ...
JOHN F. KENNEDY Raise your vibration,
Not your tone of voice..
You gain inspiration,
For Peace is a...
ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES Thank you for joining me today, Hoodians! I wish you all peace and poverty!”

“Pros...
CHRIS COLFER O heavenly Father,
protect and bless all things
that have breath: guard them
from all...
ALBERT SCHWEITZER Peace is a battle. Peace is never given freely, never acquired. Its conquest is the result of courag...
CHANDRIKA KUMARATUNGA As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by an...
HJALMAR BRANTING Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no re...
JOHN LENNON Unless and until we rest in God, we will never risk for God.
MARK BUCHANAN In the midst of happiness or despair
in sorrow or in joy
in pleasure or in pain:
Do w...
JESS ROTHENBERG We sit and talk,
quietly, with long lapses of silence
and I am aware of the stream
th...
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS This has completely disturbed my peace," he complained. "A philosopher should be protected against t...
TOVE JANSSON The disunited mind is far from wise; how can it meditate? How be at peace? When you know no peace, h...
BHAGAVAD GITA I know the journey seems so long
You feel you're walking on your own
But there has never...
JEREMY CAMP Peace for Israel,” he said.
“Is that possible?” I drew closer.
“Yes, if we have pe...
RACHELLE AYALA A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.
GERSONIDES A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.
GERSONIDES Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labor...
MAX EHRMANN And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of th...
W.B. YEATS You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
MALCOLM X Love is a place
& through this place of
love move
(with brightness of peace) <...
E.E. CUMMINGS Through faith we find peace
And above all
It is in loving that we find life
MIMI NOVIC Walking from war to peace is uncharted territory. Moving from peace to war has been charted.
LAZARUS SUMBEIYWO Mirad had asked for peace for his birthday.
Imagine, a boy of thirteen who asks for peace as a ...
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RAFIK HARIRI It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace and live in peace.
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GESHE KELSANG GYATSO The Bible talks about three different kinds of peace. Let’s look at them: 1) Peace with others. �...
PATIENCE JOHNSON I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.
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SENECA Almost everyone talks about world peace. They expect that somehow peace is going to magically appear...
ABHIJIT NASKAR There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.
A. J. MUSTE There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
A. J. MUSTE There is no way to peace, peace is the way.
A. J. MUSTE There is no road towards peace; peace is the road
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MARTIN LUTHER Peace has her victories which are no less renowned than war.
JOHN MILTON If you fight
someone, fight him in sport to prove you are better, not in different
ways....
GAL FRIDMAN Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of sou...
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of so...
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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SHEA DARIAN a peace in which Israel is brought under attack is not a true peace.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU Peace for thyself is the peace for thy neighbour which begins with a prayer.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.
MAHATMA GANDHI Joy is peace dancing. Peace is joy at rest.
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FRA GIOVANNI GIOCONDO There is no peace to be taken
With poets who are young,
For they worry about the wars to be fo...
JOYCE KILMER They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when the...
BIBLE Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of sou...
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU A Pause of Thought

I looked for that which is not, nor can be,
And hope defer...
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI I will ask no more of life than this:
that I might love you through all my days,
and that ...
ROBERT SEXTON World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I t...
DALAI LAMA XIV In egotism, all must account for their actions. In this accounting, there is no peace.
SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB All it requires for being a champion for peace is a heart that believes in peace. Believe that I AM ...
JONATHAN CHEN Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace.
HAMZA YUSUF Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG You can keep your paper promises
and all your worldly treasures.
But you cannot buy peace ...
RAYMOND DEAN WHITE Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing the...
MARTTI AHTISAARI But while we all pray for peace, we do not always, as free citizens, support the policies that make ...
LESTER B. PEARSON Re-locating to find peace does nothing...if you do not have a peace of mind.
CRYSTAL E. RUFFIN-MASON Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.
PETER NICOLS Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.
PETER NICOLS We can work on inner peace and world peace at the same time. On one hand, people have found inner pe...
PEACE PILGRIM When we understand that Peace is a state of mind we understand true Peace.
TONY SAMARA The road to peace is never smooth. We expected obstacles in the implementation of peace agreement an...
LAZARUS SUMBEIYWO If Christ, in fact, said "I came not to bring peace but a sword," it is the only prophecy in the New...
ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!
J.R.R. TOLKIEN Unless and until we have peace deep within us, we can never hope to have peace in the outer world. Y...
SRI CHINMOY If tough times seem to keep you down you might as well rest in peace."

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