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Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying
Glory read more
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men.
The fiercest agonies have shortest reign;
And after dreams of horror, comes again
The welcome morning with read more
The fiercest agonies have shortest reign;
And after dreams of horror, comes again
The welcome morning with its rays of peace.
Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace read more
Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward read more
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
But then peace, peace! I am so mistrustful of it: so much afraid that it means a sort of weakness read more
But then peace, peace! I am so mistrustful of it: so much afraid that it means a sort of weakness and giving in.
The trenchant blade Toledo trusty.
For want of fighting was grown rusty,
And ate into itself for read more
The trenchant blade Toledo trusty.
For want of fighting was grown rusty,
And ate into itself for lack
Of somebody to hew and hack.
All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity read more
All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.
