Famous Quotes P20 A people free to choose will always choose peace. An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves. Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one’s level of peace of mind. It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf. It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure. One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force. One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace.Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train. Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it. Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. Peace begins with a smile. Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew. Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time. Peace is its own reward. Peace is liberty in tranquility. Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual. He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace. I can promise you that women working together linked, informed and educated can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet. I don’t know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war. I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself. I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace. I think it’s naive to pray for world peace if we’re not going to change the form in which we live. I think that people want peace so much that one of these days’ governments had better get out of their way and let them have it. I’m concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet. |
