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Peace Quotes


"And it's the funniest thing: as soon as I see it, the whistling in my ears stops and the feeling of terror drains away, and I realize this whole time I haven't been falling at all. I've been floating."


"Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life."



"Peace of mind and heartarriveswhen we accept what is:having beenborn into thisstrange lifewe must acceptthe wasted gamble of ourdaysand take some satisfaction inthe pleasure ofleaving it allbehind."


"Had she believed all that? Old Pilar's folklore? No, not really; or not exactly. Most likely Pilar hadn't quite believed it either, but it was a reassuring story: that the dead were not entirely dead but were alive in a different way; a paler way admittedly, and somewhat darker. But still able to send messages, if only such messages could be recognized and deciphered. People need such stories, Pilar said once, because however dark, a darkness with voices in it is better than a silent void."


"Don't worry, all is well. All is so perfectly, damnably well."


"I didn't want any flowers, I only wantedTo lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty.How free it is, you have no idea how free--The peacefulness is so big it dazes you,And it asks nothing, a name tag, a few trinkets.It is what the dead close on, finally; I imagine them Shutting their mouths on it, like a Communion tablet."


"Do not let the transient bitterness of the journey steal happiness from your life."


"If a man realizes who he is, he cannot lose his peace and gladness because he lives at peace with himself."


"Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre."


"The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul."


"It is not a question of money, power, or prestige; it is a question of peace and love."


"Too much time is wasted fighting one self and life itself. Peace and fulfilment emerge the moment you embrace both."


"Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted."


"Peace begins with understanding and trust."


"Mindfulness helps us to set boundaries by revealing what makes us unhappy & what brings us peace."


"Sometimes in the summer evenings they walked up the hill to watch the afterglow clinging to the tops of the western mountains and to feel the breeze drawn into the valley by the rising day-heated air. Usually they stood silently for a while and breathed in peacefulness. Since both were shy they never talked about themselves. Neither knew about the other at all."



"What kind of a stage should we attain? One where our intellect becomes such that it never creates conflict within our home. Everything else is acceptable but there must never be any inner conflict."


"The more we have, the more we realize can be taken from us, and that's when our lives border on insanity. We live in fear of losing what we think we possess. Once we let go and let God, then we gain a peace that surpasses understanding."


"Hopefully one day wars will only be fought in movies and may the best producer win."


"Thoughts of harmony allow experiences of harmony."


"There is peace in knowing that whatever one thinks it is not the truth."


"I rest in ease, knowing there are others out there, whispering themselves to sleep, just like me."
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