Peace Quotes - Page 41

No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.

Although tyranny...may successfully rule over foreign peoples, it can stay in power only if it destroys first of all the national institutions of its own people.

Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you.

Forgiveness is an inner correction that lightens the heart. It is for our peace of mind first. Being at peace, we will now have peace to give to others, and this is the most permanent and valuable gift we can possibly give.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence to, not an exemption from, suffering.

Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.

A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.

I don’t eat meat because meat brings out negative qualities such as fear, anger, anxiety, aggressiveness, etc. Vegetables peacefully offer themselves to the earth when ripe, thus allowing a sublime and peaceful thought-conscio usness

If I had rubies, riches, and crowns, I'd buy the whole world and change things around.

A quiet conscience makes one strong!

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.

Do not be in a hurry or try to push your practice. If you become peaceful, then accept it,; if you don’t become peaceful, then accept that also. This is the nature of the mind. We must find our own practice and persevere.

When you're at peace with yourself and love your self, it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are destructive.

When you acquire enough inner peace and feel really positive about yourself, it's almost impossible for you to be controlled and manipulated by anybody else.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.

Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream.

Peace can reign only where there is no disturbance, and disturbance is due to thoughts that arise in the mind.

Happiness is not the endless pursuit of pleasant experiences - that sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion - but a way of being that results from cultivating a benevolent mind, emotional balance, inner freedom, inner peace, and wisdom. Each of these qualities is a skill that can be enhanced through training the mind.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?