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Peace

«Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?»
«When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.»
«When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.»
«Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.»
Author: Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister) | About: Peace | Keywords: ashes, reduced, vanish
«When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.»
«Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.»
Author: Lyn Yutang | About: Justice, Liberty, Peace | Keywords: lawyers, policemen, soldiers
«When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.»
«While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.»
Author: St. Francis of Assisi | About: Peace | Keywords: careful, fully, lips, proclaiming
«While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to behave as though he were sure of it. If at the end your cheerfulness in not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.»
«Why do kids always say peace out, I though peace was in.»
Author: Bill Cosby (Actor, Comedian, Producer) | About: Peace