7,293 Quotes About Peace

Violence just hurts those who are already hurt...Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.

Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.

You know, if people are not pacifists, it's not their fault. It's because society puts them in that spot. You've got to change it. You don't just change a man - you've got to change his environment as you do it.

The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

Nonviolence is really tough. You don't practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.

Non-violence is a very powerful weapon. Most people don't understand the power of non-violence and tend to be amazed by the whole idea. Those who have been involved in bringing about change and see the difference between violence and non-violence are firmly committed to a lifetime of non-violence, not because it is easy or because it is cowardly, but because it is an effective and very powerful way.

Like the rainbow, peace rests upon the earth, but its arch is lost in heaven. Heaven bathes it in hues of light--it springs up amid tears and clouds--it is a reflection of the eternal sun--it is an assurance of calm--it is the sign of a great covenant between God and man--it is an emanation from the distant orb of immortal light.

Those of us who have been lucky enough to experience a calling in our work have a certain faith and peace of mind that it's exactly when we're supposed to be doing.

Younger people tend to associate happiness more with excitement and the future, while older people tend to associate happiness with peacefulness in the present.