International Peace Day is shared all over the world. But there is a lot more to it than sharing some love to your fellow man, or biting your tongue when you really want to let it all out. It is a day that is, or should be recognised through ideals, as is this years goal setting theme. Ideals which are used in the hope of strengthening peace amongst nations. Something our World so desperately needs.
Famous people all around the Globe honored peace in their own way, and some famous quotes were born to voice their message. Here are some you may know. The message here is to remember them today, and everyday, as we move forward as one people in a world where (as the Beetles once sang)… “All you need is love.”
Happy PEACE Day Everyone
Peace begins with a smile. Saint Mother Teresa, Catholic missionary
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. Dalai Lama, Buddhist monk
If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace. John Russell, American actor
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. Jimi Hendrix, American rock guitarist
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Albert Einstein, German physicist
God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth. Pope Benedict XVI
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi, Father of Indian nation
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. Buddha, founder of the Buddhist religion
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. Ronald Reagan, 40th US President
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F Kennedy, 35th U.S. President
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Saint Francis of Assisi
Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
The purpose of all wars, is peace. Saint Augustine
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. Martin Luther King, Jr, American activist
You cannot find peace by avoiding life. Virginia Woolf, English writer
The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone. Pope John XXIII
I believe in peace. I believe in mercy. Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. George Washington, first US President
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, first Indian Prime Minister
