7,293 Quotes About Peace

Rule a kingdom as if cooking a small fish,” he once told me. “If you interfere with it too much while cooking, it will fall apart and be inedible.

In the evening he would sit with me and help to calm my mind and train my breathing. We would sit for hours, exploring deeply the wonders of the inner world of Tao. He became my confidant, my teacher, my counsellor and the best friend I ever had.

Who can be still while the muddy water settles? Who can remain still until the time comes for action?

It is actually in not doing that we have achieved this wondrous thing, Sire. All we did was create the space for the painting to happen and let it paint itself.

You do not have an existence independent of your environment, but rather you are your environment, and your environment is you.

To me success and fulfilment lead in two different directions: one outwardly to the hope of glory, the other inwardly to the guarantee of peace.

Naturally, peace is such a sweet river that carries respect, with its one bank and at another bank, justice; indeed, balance and care become its bridge, which cultivates love in each society of the world.

The very first existential purpose of one's life, after securing the means to acquire food, clothes and shelter, is to understand oneself, that is, if one truly, genuinely, actually wants a peaceful world for one's children.

Heartfelt, true deep understanding shall be in its peaceful countenance and shall be at home only with those who have honest heart. ~ Angelica Hopes, Karmic Harvest Trilogy