#peace

it is a higher glory... to stay war itself with a word, than to slay men with the sword, and to procure or maintain peace by peace, not by war. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#war #men

Davout looked up and gazed intently at him. For some seconds they looked at one another, and that look saved Pierre. Apart from conditions of war and law, that look established human relations between the two men. At that moment an immense number of things passed dimly through both their minds, and they realized that they were both children of humanity and were brothers. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#peace #war #men

The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#peace #teaching #writing-craft #art

Money follows interest, and interest is largely driven by media attention, which is more easily captured by the drama of conflict than by peace. ↗

— Roméo Dallaire

#peace #money

I have heard your orators speak on many questions. One among them the so-called vital question of money which is above all things the most coveted commodity but I, as a Hindu, as a Jainist, in the name of my countrymen and of my country, would offer you as the medium of the most perfect exchange between us, henceforth and forever, the indestructible, the unchangeable, the universal currency of good will and peace, and this, my brothers and sisters, is a currency that is not interchangeable with silver and gold, it is a currency of the heart, of the good life, of the highest estate on the earth and it is the currency of heaven. ↗

— Virchand Raghavji Gandhi

#commercialization #currency #earth #exchange #gold

Fear is unconscious thought, the perception of being denied the realization of satisfying that in which we perceive to need... ↗

— Namasté Anonymous

#fear #freedom #hope #inspiration #inspirational

Sex was the first dove. ↗

— Parker Tyler

#sex #movies

Hopefully one day wars will only be fought in movies and may the best producer win ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

#peace #peace-on-earth #war #movies

Try to roll with the punches. Keep your chin up. Don’t take any wooden nickels. Vote Democrat in every election. Ride your bike in the park. Dream about my perfect, golden body. Take your vitamins. Drink eight glasses of water a day. Pull for the Mets. Watch a lot of movies. Don’t work too hard at your job. Take a trip to Paris with me. Come to the hospital when Rachel has her baby and hold my grandchild in your arms. Brush your teeth after every meal. Don’t cross the street on a red light. Defend the little guy. Stick up for yourself. Remember how beautiful you are. Remember how much I love you. Drink one Scotch on the rocks every day. Breathe deeply. Keep your eyes open. Stay away from fatty foods. Sleep the sleep of the just. Remember how much I love you. ↗

— Paul Auster

#inspirational #life #love #peace #attitude

Too bad people can't always be playing music, maybe then there wouldn't be any more wars. ↗

— Margot Benary-Isbert

#peace #power-of-music #war #music