Quotes about peace

A peace that is truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war.

George Orwell

Love of peace is common among weak, short-sighted, timid, and lazy persons; and on the other hand courage is found among many men of evil temper and bad character. Neither quality shall by itself avail.

Theodore Roosevelt

The wind in the grain is the caress to the spouse; it is the hand of peace stroking her hair.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Without democracy there cannot be peace.

Nelson Mandela

The peasant wants only to be left alone to prosper in peace.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Peace will not be preserved by pious sentiments.

Winston Churchill

By developing a sense of concern for others’ well-being, then no matter what others’ attitudes are, you can keep inner peace.

14th Dalai Lama

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.

John Lennon

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. But the problems are such that for anybody with a conscience who can use whatever influence he may have to try to bring about peace, it’s difficult to say no.

Nelson Mandela