Famous Peace Quotes



Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

George Washington

The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.

Karl Marx

Being single after heartbreak is the moment you realize that closure doesn’t always come from someone else — sometimes it comes from peace.

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

Thomas Jefferson

My revenge is fraternity! No more frontiers! The Rhine for everyone! Let us be the same Republic, let us be the United States of Europe, let us be the continental federation, let us be European liberty, let us be universal peace!

Victor Hugo

When you’re single, growth stops being theoretical — it becomes personal. You learn where your boundaries belong, what peace feels like, and how good your own company can be.

I would teach peace rather than war. I would inculcate love rather than hate.

Albert Einstein

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Carl von Clausewitz

Class struggle: external peace, international solidarity, peace among peoples. This is the sacred slogan of international socialist democracy that liberates nations.

Karl Liebknecht

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Calvin Coolidge

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

Victor Hugo

If few can stand a long war without deterioration of soul, none can stand a long peace.

Oswald Spengler

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

Albert Einstein

Peace is always beautiful.

Walt Whitman

Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained.

Ludwig Quidde

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none.

Thomas Jefferson

I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.

Alfred Nobel

A cat's purr is like a gentle lullaby, bringing peace and tranquility to the heart and soul.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

Amelia Earhart

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

Theodore Roosevelt

In nature, we find peace for our restless souls and inspiration for our creative spirits.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

Benjamin Franklin

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.

Woodrow Wilson

Nature is a powerful healer, offering us peace and restoration.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

George Washington

If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace.

Gustav Stresemann

The art of living lies in mastering the balance between chasing dreams and finding contentment in the moment—a harmony that brings lasting peace.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

George Washington

Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.

D. H. Lawrence

Seek not only peace for yourself but also for the world, for in its peace, you will find your own.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Victor Hugo

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.

Calvin Coolidge

Peace isn't merely the absence of noise but the presence of harmony in our hearts and in the world.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

Theodore Roosevelt

I simply can’t build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death… I think… peace and tranquillity will return again.

Anne Frank

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice, empathy, and understanding among all people.

If you die you’re completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I’m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I’ve got.

Kurt Cobain

Peace, like charity, begins at home.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Warmest wishes for a joyful Christmas and a New Year filled with peace.

A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.

Cicero

If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race will be a still more potent influence in the future of the world.

Edward Grey

Amidst the wintry cold, when the world outside slows down, we ignite the candles of the heart. Christmas is the time of illuminating lights that vanquish darkness and of love that wraps us in its cozy embrace. May this festive season be a radiant chapter in your life, filled with love, peace, and serene moments to cherish.

To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.

Tacitus

The relationship of the two problems is rather the reverse. To a great extent disarmament is dependent on guarantees of peace. Security comes first and disarmament second.

Ludwig Quidde

As the snowflakes gently fall and the world transforms into a serene winter wonderland, Christmas arrives like a beautiful melody, reminding us to cherish the bonds that unite us. It's a time to wrap ourselves in the warmth of togetherness, reminisce about cherished memories, and revel in the joy of giving. May this festive season fill your heart with love, peace, and endless happiness.

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.

William Shakespeare

Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.

Ludwig Quidde

When the glow of Christmas lights breaks through the darkness and candles cast a soft glow in our eyes, we feel the magic of this special time. Christmas is the moment when we share stories of years gone by, embrace in each other's arms, and enjoy the silence of the present. May your heart be filled with love and peace during this festive season.

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