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“It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand.”

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Book:The Summer of the Great-Grandmother

Source: The Summer of the Great-Grandmother

“Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.”

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Book:Exposition of the Old and New Testament

Source: Exposition of the Old and New Testament

“We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”

Source: Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition

“We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace.”

Giving May War Order Peace Justice Giving Up Leisure

Author:Aristotle

“The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides.”

Giving Said Peace Sides Victory Resolution Both Sides Win Win

Book:The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source: The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever”

“Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.”

“The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us to fulfill defined roles. We need something to help us restore our lost and distorted humanity. Each of us has feelings that have been suppressed and have built up inside. There is a voiceless cry resting in the depths of our souls, waiting for expression. Art gives the soul's feelings voice and form.”

“Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.”

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Author:Daisaku Ikeda

“We are beckoned to see the world through a one-way mirror, as if we are threatened and innocent and the rest of humanity is threatening, or wretched, or expendable. Our memory is struggling to rescue the truth that human rights were not handed down as privileges from a parliament, or a boardroom, or an institution, but that peace is only possible with justice and with information that gives us the power to act justly.”

“It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!” — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

“Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want”

“Give up being right. Instead radiate peace, harmony, love, and laughter from your heart.”

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Author:Deepak Chopra

“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.”

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Author:Pablo Casals

“Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.”

Giving Sometimes Peace Knowledge Memorable

Book:Composing a Life

Source: Composing a Life

“In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.”

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Author:Wangari Maathai

“The point of nonviolence is to build a floor, a strong new floor, beneath which we can no longer sink. A platform which stands a few feet above napalm, torture, exploitation, poison gas, A and H bombs, the works. Give man a decent place to stand.”

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Book:DAYBREAK

Source: DAYBREAK

“When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.”

“Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear rather than too much. Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, than they are doing now. Christian should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the strong.”

“. . . [T]o live not with hands clenched to grasp, to strike, to hold tight to a life that is always slipping away the more tightly we hold it, but . . . to live with the hands stretched out both to give and receive with gladness.”

Giving Hands Peace Strikes Gladness Slipping Giving And Receiving Slipping Away

Author:Frederick Buechner

“The question is not, do we go to church; the question is, have we been converted. The crux of Christianity is not whether or not we give donations to popular charities but whether or not we are really committed to the poor.”

Giving Peace Church Poor Christianity Charity Committed Donation Crux

Author:Joan D. Chittister

“It is penance to work, to give oneself to others, to endure the pinpricks of community living.”

Giving Peace Community Endure Oneself Penance Community Living

Author:Dorothy Day

“War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.”

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Author:Charles de Gaulle

“What good is it to me that Mary gave birth to the son of God fourteen hundred years ago, and I do not also give birth to the Son of God in my time and in my culture? We are all meant to be mothers of God. God is always needing to be born.”

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Author:Meister Eckhart

“We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so effectively, the world needs a global ethic with values which give meaning to life experiences and, more than religious institutions and dogmas, sustain the non-material dimension of humanity. Mankind's universal values of love, compassion, solidarity, caring and tolerance should form the basis for this global ethic which should permeate culture, politics, trade, religion and philosophy. It should also permeate the extended family of the United Nations.”

“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?"”

“There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.”

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Author:Bernice Johnson Reagon

“Murder and capital punishment are not opposites that cancel one another, but similars that breed their kind. It is the deed that teaches not the name we give it.”

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Book:George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

Source: George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

“When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.”

Inspirational Giving Past Peace Too Much Yield Discouraging Discouragement Ubuntu

Author:Therese of Lisieux

“War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited.”

Giving War Peace Attention Praise Invited Sincerely Ubuntu

Book:The Alice Walker Collection: Non-Fiction

Source: The Alice Walker Collection: Non-Fiction

“Trees give peace to the souls of men.”

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Author:Nora Waln

“A few really dedicated people can offset the masses of out of harmony people, so we who work for peace must not falter, we must continue to pray for peace and to act for peace in whatever way we can. We must continue to speak for peace and to live the way of peace; to inspire others, we must continue to think of peace and know that peace is possible. What we dwell upon we help bring to manifestation. One little person giving all of her time to peace makes news. Many people giving some of their time can make history.”

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Author:Peace Pilgrim