(Still) More Peace Quotes

Always worth thinking about:

 

“Before the war, and especially before the Boer War, it was summer all the year round.”

George Orwell

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“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.”

Benedict Spinoza

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“Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.”

Jean-Paul Sartre

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“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings that publisheth peace.”

Old Testament — Isaiah

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“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”

New Testament – Romans

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“Keep thyself first in peace, and then thou wilt be able to bring others to peace.”

Thomas a Kempis

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“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding”

Albert Einstein

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(I really like the quote from Sartre…IGB)