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    It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labours of peace.

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Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.

Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.

by John Greenleaf Whittier Found in: Peace Quotes,
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. read more

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. -Jawaharlal Nehru.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Peace Quotes,
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War leads to peace.
[Lat., Cedant arma togae.]

War leads to peace.
[Lat., Cedant arma togae.]

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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

by Bible Found in: Peace Sayings, General Sayings,
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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.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Peace Quotes,
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The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall
lie down with the kid; and the read more

The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall
lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the
fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

by Bible Found in: Peace Quotes,
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I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
[Lat., Iniquissimam pacem justissimo bello antefero.]

I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
[Lat., Iniquissimam pacem justissimo bello antefero.]

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Rob Helb served as an Army Air Corps gunner and lost an arm over the oil fields of Turkey. After read more

Rob Helb served as an Army Air Corps gunner and lost an arm over the oil fields of Turkey. After crashing, he asked a crew member to retrieve his bloodied and severed arm so he could remove from its wrist the gold watch his father had given him.

by Christopher Ward Found in: Peace Quotes,
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10 million people marched against the war on 5 continents
in the most united opposition to war ever seen in read more

10 million people marched against the war on 5 continents
in the most united opposition to war ever seen in history.
Not in a single European country was opposition to the war less than 89%.

by Arundhati Roy Found in: Peace Quotes,
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