30 Inspiring Quotes About Peace For Your Reflection
Last Updated on 7 months by Iva Ursano
Finding moments of peace can be a precious gift in a world filled with noise and chaos. Whether you seek inner tranquility or wish to inspire harmony in the world around you, these Inspiring Quotes About Peace will help you on your journey. These carefully curated quotes span a spectrum of wisdom, offering insights into the serenity within ourselves and the peaceful coexistence with everything that surrounds us. Explore profound thoughts and reflections that will inspire you to nurture the calm and peace we all yearn for.
These quotes have served as poignant reminders that peace is not just an external destination but a state of being that can be cultivated. Whenever life’s storms raged around me, I found solace in the timeless wisdom of these quotes, reminding me to breathe, let go, and embrace the tranquility within. They can also be your companion on your journey towards inner peace and harmony with the world, a journey you’ll be forever grateful for.
“When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world.”
— Maha Ghosananda
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
— Albert Einstein
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”
― Indira Gandhi
“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.”
— Lyndon B. Johnson
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
— Edith Wharton
“Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.”
— John Lewis
“Peace brings with it so many positive emotions that it is worth aiming for in all circumstances.”
— Estella Eliot
“If you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.”
— Lao Tzu
“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.”
— John Lennon
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”
— Jimi Hendrix
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
“Peace begins with a smile.”
— Mother Teresa
“Don’t search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own.”
— Baba Hari Das
“You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.”
— Stacy London
“Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.”
— Sylvia Plath
“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
“It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.”
― Aristotle
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”
― Eckhart Tolle
“You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.”
― Wayne W. Dyer
“To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.”
― J. Krishnamurti
“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
― Buddha
“There is peace even in the storm.”
― Vincent van Gogh
“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.”
― Marianne Williamson
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
“When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.”
― Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
— Malcolm X
“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”
― Marvin Gaye
What’s Your Favorite Quote?
I hope these quotes serve as guiding lights in your life, providing solace in turbulent times. May they awaken inner peace, kindle compassion, and embolden you to foster harmony in the world. These words are here to accompany you on your distinctive path toward a more peaceful and meaningful existence.
Remembering these words of wisdom taught me to seek inner serenity amidst turmoil and to approach the world with compassion. These also provided me strength in adversity and a reminder to cherish the moments of tranquility. As I’ve woven them into my daily life, they’ve become a companion on my journey toward a more harmonious existence in the universe.
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