7,293 Quotes About Peace

You can discover a person's true character by examining how their actions align with their words.

Peace within us translates to our exterior world. Our outer and inner state of peace is directly related to each other. It's simply impossible to have lasting peace around us unless we have peace within us.

Strength in peace. Strength in love. Always.

Always take the scenic route.

Water doesn't know where it's going to flow, it just flows.

The school remained open. I thanked Allah that the Americans operated differently. Had the Lebanese lost 241 men in one day, and had we the power and the reach, we would have American males hung from their testicles and set on fire. The frame of mind that dictates our actions quashes our ability to develop the power and reach exhibited by the Americans, I thought.

You cannot still your mind - it is the nature of mind to keep moving. You can only be the stillness that is beyond the mind and be free from thoughts, yet watch the mind experiencing the true essence of life. Transcending the mind is Sanyasa (detachment or renunciation) and freedom that comes with it is Nirvana (liberation).

Maybe it’s something which can’t be defined,” Enso Roshi says. “Maybe it’s a question, to be lived.

We come to the end of suffering, through suffering.