The theme for my Inspirational Quotes community for the month of October is “Peace”! This month I will include quotes, proverbs, sayings and lyrics about “Peace”!
My purpose for sharing these inspirational quotes with you is to encourage you and I to think about our lives in a different way, perhaps a more positive way. By changing the way we think and talk about our lives in this precious moment we have an opportunity to create a more enjoyable life experience.
peace [pees] Show IPA noun, interjection, verb, peaced, peac·ing. noun 1. the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. 2. ( often initial capital letter ) an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic nations, groups, etc., to end hostilities and abstain from further fighting or antagonism: the Peace of Ryswick. 3. a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations: Try to live in peace with your neighbors. 4. the normal freedom from civil commotion and violence of a community; public order and security: He was arrested for being drunk and disturbing the peace. 5. cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissension.
verb (used without object) 12. Obsolete . to be or become silent. Idioms 13. at peace, a. in a state or relationship of nonbelligerence or concord; not at war. b. untroubled; tranquil; content. c. deceased. 14. hold / keep one's peace, to refrain from or cease speaking; keep silent: He told her to hold her peace until he had finished. 15. keep the peace, to maintain order; cause to refrain from creating a disturbance: Several officers of the law were on hand to keep the peace. 16. make one's peace with, to become reconciled with: He repaired the fence he had broken and made his peace with the neighbor on whose property it stood. 17. make peace, to ask for or arrange a cessation of hostilities or antagonism.
Origin: 1125–75; Middle English pes < Old French, variant of pais < Latin pax (stem pāc- ); akin to pact
Idioms & Phrases peace
In addition to the idiom beginning with peace, also see at peace; hold one's tongue (peace); keep the peace; leave someone in peace; make one's peace with; make peace.
"Peace comes from being able to contribute
the best that we have, and all that we are,
toward creating a world that supports everyone.
But it is also securing the space for others to contribute
the best that they have and all that they are."
Hafsat Abiola
"There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children.
There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected,
that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want
and that they grow up in peace." Kofi Annan
"Peace, to have meaning for many
who have only known suffering
in both peace and war,
must be translated into bread or rice,
shelter, health and education,
as well as freedom and human dignity."
Ralph Johnson Bunche
"Peace may sound simple - one beautiful word -
but it requires everything we have, every quality,
every strength, every dream, every high ideal."
Yehudi Menuhin
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you
as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."
John Muir
"I was once asked why
I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations.
I said that I will never do that,
but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally,
I'll be there." Mother Theresa
“One day we must come to see that peace
is not merely a distant goal that we seek,
but that it is a means
by which we arrive at that goal.
We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have,
and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone.
But it is also securing the space for others to contribute
the best that they have and all that they are.” Hafsat Abiola
"Peace must first be developed within an individual.
And I believe that love, compassion,
and altruism are the fundamental basis for peace.
Once these qualities are developed within an individual,
he or she is then able to create an atmosphere
of peace and harmony.
This atmosphere can be expanded and
extended from the individual to his family,
from the family to the community
and eventually to the whole world."
The Dalai Lama
“Imagine all the people living life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us,
and the world will live as one.”
John Lennon