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“The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated.”

Facts Artist Peace Wise Making Peace

Author:Eric Maisel

“It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.”

Source: Gandhi on Non-violence

“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”

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Book:Inspiring Thoughts

Source: Inspiring Thoughts

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”

Source: The foundation trilogy: three classics of science fiction

“Angels want peace; devils want war! Wise man wants tranquillity and creation; stupid man wants noise and destruction!”

Men Want War Peace Wise Stupid Creation Devil Angel Destruction Noise Tranquillity Stupid Men

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“No one is wise enough, no nation is important enough, no human interest is precious enough, to justify the wholesale destruction and murder which constitute the science of war.”

Humans Important War Enough Nations Peace Interest Wise Destruction Murder Justify Wholesale

Book:I Speak for Myself: The Autobiography of John Haynes Holmes

Source: I Speak for Myself: The Autobiography of John Haynes Holmes

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”

“Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.”

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Author:Francis Bacon

“Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.”

Peace Teach Wise Foolish Senior

Book:Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

Source: Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.”

“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

“He looked down at her. "Have you found that peace?" Yes, she had. But it was so corny and cliched that she couldn't bring herself to admit it. "A wise man once told me that peace has to come from within. We have to learn to like ourselves before we can find our place in the world.”

Men World Found Peace Wise Corny Places In The World

Book:No Mercy

Source: No Mercy