Thoughts on Peace

The definition of peace is two-fold: (1) a state of harmony within self, relationships, and community, and (2) an absence of violence, hostility, and war.  

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek but a means by which we arrive at that goal." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

                                                                                                                   
"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." - A.J. Muste 

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa

 

"Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous." - George Bernard Shaw

 

"All we are saying is give peace a chance..." - John Lennon

"There was never a good war or a bad peace." - Benjamin Franklin 

"Freedom from desire leads to inner peace." - Lao Tse 

"Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds." - Mahatma Gandhi