Peace Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old peace quotes, peace sayings, and peace proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Better than a thousand useless words is one word that gives peace. Gautama Buddha
But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings. John F. Kennedy
By peace we mean the capacity to transform conflicts with empathy, without violence, and creatively - a never-ending process. Johan Galtung
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. Mahatma Gandhi
Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise. Proverbs 17:28, Biblical Proverb
First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. Thomas a Kempis
Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. Francesco Petrarch
How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of the conscience, is inseparable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temptations. The peace of the soul consists in an absolute resignation to the will of God. Francois Fenelon
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace. Helen Keller
I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war? But we have no more urgent task. John F. Kennedy
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa
If you want peace, work for justice. Pope Paul VI
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. Nelson Mandela
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. Tenzin Gyatso
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. John Lennon
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. Eleanor Roosevelt
Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace. Leo Tolstoy
Peace begins with a smile.. Mother Teresa
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Albert Einstein
Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are. Hafsat Abiola
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. Buddha
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. Thomas Merton
Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways. Dalai Lama XIV
Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner. Carlos Santana
Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew. John Greenleaf Whittier
Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. John F. Kennedy
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time. Lyndon B. Johnson
Peace is a practical positive policy, which must be attained by friendly co-operation between the nations, putting the good of all before the interests of each. A. Ruth Fry
Peace is an unstable equilibrium, which can be preserved only by acknowledged supremacy or equal power. Will Durant and Ariel Durant
Peace is every step. Thich Nhat Hahn