top of page
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh

"We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the roots of bombs are still there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we will make new bombs. To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women. To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations to come."

Standard 
 Customized
"We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the roots of bombs are still there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we will make new bombs. To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women. To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women the opportunity to practice killing day and night in their hearts, is to plant millions of seeds of violence, anger, frustration, and fear that will be passed on for generations to come."

Exlpore more Peace quotes

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"If we fought wars with laughter instead of bullets, you would die laughing instead of just dying."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"Hope for peace!Dream for peace!Act for peace!Live in peace!Life is for peace!"

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"Focus on peace not on war.Love, live, share and care."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"The sweetest melody that playson starry nights and wintry days,most soothing to my listening earsand calming to beleaguering fears,I call a symphony on air-the song of sweet, still silence rare."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"Let us make the earth peaceful to enjoy the joy and beauty of spring."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"In the company of ignorance, be silent...or join the suffering."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"Peace comes at a price, often only at the end of a hard-fought battle."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"If you are right, no one will bother you in this world. If you do not hurt anyone in this world, or you have no intention of hurting anyone, then no one can hurt you."

Quote_1.png
A.E. Samaan

"O let us live in joy, in love among those who hate! Among men who hate, let us live in love."

Explore more quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh

Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child-our own two eyes. All is a miracle."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much bigger part of the tea. It is the richest part.We are the same; our essence has gone into our children, our friends, and the entire universe. We have to find ourselves in those directions and not in the spent tea leaves."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"In us, there is a river of feelings, in which every drop of water is a different feeling, and each feeling relies on all the others for its existence. To observe it, we just sit on the bank of the river and identify each feeling as it surfaces, flows by, and disappears."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Many of us live like dead people because we live without awareness. We carry our dead bodies with us and circulate throughout the world. We are pulled into the past or we are pulled forward into the future or we are caught by our projects or our despair and anger. We are not truly alive, we are not inhabited by awareness of the miracle of being alive."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Our feelings are formations, impermanent and without substance. We learn not to identify with ourselves with our feelings, not to consider them as a self, not to seek refuge in them, not to die because of them."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"We fall back into the past, we jump ahead into the future, and in this we lose our entire lives."
Quote_1.png
Thich Nhat Hanh
"We wanted peace. We did not care about anyone's victory or defeat. We just wanted the bombs to stop falling on us."
bottom of page