Quotes about Peace
A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Forgiveness is God's command.
— Martin Luther
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
— Elbert Hubbard
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
— Thomas Jefferson
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
— Thomas Jefferson
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
— Abraham Lincoln
Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
— Calvin Coolidge
Blessed are the ears that hear the pulse of the divine whisperer, and give no heed to the many whisperings of the world.
— Thomas a Kempis
Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace. If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you will know what His will is.
— Amy Carmichael