Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

In spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace.

Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.

We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.

Be the peace you wish to see in the world!

We must shift the arms race into a ‘peace race’.

We make war that we may live in peace.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

When you have this sense of concern, your mind automatically widens. At this point, your own problems, even big problems, will not be so significant. The result? Big increase in peace of mind.

For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities — warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful — happier.

When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you.

Compassion is by nature gentle, peaceful, and soft, but it is very powerful.

If we are to create a more peaceful world, made up of peaceful individuals, we need a greater concern for others — altruism. That gives inner strength, self-confidence.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

No matter how educated or wealthy you are, if you don’t have peace of mind, you won’t be happy. 

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

When you get old, peace is about all you want.

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.

You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.