Quotes about Peace
To believe in nonviolence does not mean that violence will not be inflicted upon you. The believer in nonviolence is the person who will willingly allow himself to be the victim of violence but will never inflict violence upon another.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
A third reason why we should love our enemies is that love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. We never get rid of an enemy by meeting hate with hate; we get rid of an enemy by getting rid of enmity.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There was peace in our hearts, for all the dark things that surrounded us.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
Life is never beautiful, but only the pictures of life are so in the transfiguring mirror of art or poetry; especially in youth, when we do not yet know it. Many a youth would receive great peace of mind if one could assist him to this knowledge.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Always in the middle of our bloodiest battles you lay down your arms like flowering mines to conqueror me home.
— Audre Lorde
Worry is a waste of emotional reserve.
— Ayn Rand
She did not smile, but her face had the lovely serenity that can become a smile without transition.
— Ayn Rand
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.
— Teresa of Avila