“Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons.” SaidWarFatherPeaceSon Book:The Works of Francis Bacon: Literary and professional works Source: The Works of Francis Bacon: Literary and professional works
“No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.” WarMotherPeaceSacrificeEconomicSonGainsAdvantageIdeologyAnti WarAntiwarPeace WarGreat WarUbuntuNo WarTerritorial Author:Ronald Reagan
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” InspirationalRealWisdomStrongPeaceLeadershipInspiringStrengthSonWarriorGentleGentlenessDon't Give UpBeing StrongReal StrengthShort Strength Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.” LifeWellsWarCountryLyingMotherLostPeaceSidesDifferencesBloodLandTearsSonHeroSoilFriendlyFar AwayShedTurkeysWipeBosomsYour SonRest In PeaceGallipoli Author:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
“No one is so foolish as to prefer to peace, war, in which, instead of sons burying their fathers, fathers bury their sons.” WarMotivationalFatherPeaceHistorySonFoolishPeace WarFather SonUbuntuBurying Author:Croesus
“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.” GivingYearsMotherCulturePeaceBornSonBirthHundredYears AgoMy TimeMeant To BeMaryFourteen Author:Meister Eckhart