1 You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. -Malcolm X
Peace and freedom go hand in hand. Without freedom and liberty, there can be no peace. Everytime a person’s personal liberty is seized from him, it is a threat to peace.
2 War is never a lasting solution for any problem. -Unknown
War doesn’t solve problems, rather it creates more issues. Thousands of innocents are killed and death and misery prevails. The world would be a better place to live if people just focussed on improving themselves and striving for peace than trying to conquer others.
3 Of all our dreams today, there is none more important – or so hard to realize – than that of peace in the world. -Lester B. Pearson
Peace has never been something easy to achieve. But we can never give up on it. If our dreams are meant to bring us happiness, then peace is that one certain dream which will bring about true happiness everywhere.
4 Plant the seed of kindness in your heart and it will blossom into peace. -Unknown
Kindness can never harm anyone, because it is one of the many forms of love. What the world needs more of is kindness. It not only brings happiness to others but also peace to you.
5 If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. -Mother Teresa
If there is something missing in people today, it is the sense of brotherhood. We fight because we forget that we belong to each other. We have forgotten our place in the world. We, as members of humankind, deserve to treat each other with dignity and equal respect.
6 We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. -Dwight D. Eisenhower
There is no freedom without peace and vice versa. If people have to live their lives always looking behind their shoulders, anticipating danger and atrocities, there really is no true liberty.
7 Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. -Thich Nhat Han
Sometimes, a gentle smile can change the world. What we need is not guns and missiles, but smiles, love and kindness. World peace is not achieved with the shots of a gun but with the love in our hearts.
8 Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men. -David O. Mckay
Compassion is the vessel with which peace can be achieved. We are creatures capable of love and empathy, but somewhere along the way, we’ve lost that part of ourselves. Unless we let it back, peace will always be a distant dream.
9 It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world, It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. -L.R Knost
Our legacy for prosperity should not be lessons of toughness or self-defense from cruelty but rather love and compassion. The world is heartless, yes, but it is our duty to inculcate values and principles into those who will come after us.
10 When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. -Peace Pilgrim
Once you feel at peace, that your thoughts don’t tangle now and they process in a calm manner, then you can live happily with yourself. True peace comes from the individual and then builds into the collective consciousness of society as a whole.
11 Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. -Seymour Miller
Peace should begin with you. Be the change that you want to see in the world. No amount of idealism will bring about change unless you begin it.
12 Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. -Martin Luther King Jr.
Peace is not merely a goal that we should strive for but also the means to reach itself. No amount of injustice and violence under the pretext of achieving peace is justified. If you wish to bring peace, it should also be brought about peacefully.
13 The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them. -Unknown
The world is full of injustice and atrocities. A war only brings about more of these. What we need to do is to strive for peace and not conflict. People all around the world deserve happiness and that can only be achieved in an environment where peace prevails.
14 Peace is liberty in tranquility.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
There can be no liberty without peace. Does a war ridden nation have any scope for personal liberty? Can people choose to stay happy in a society where atrocities and sorrow prevail? Peace is liberty persevering.
15 It isn’t enough to talk about peace, One must believe in it, And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Peace can never be achieved without the active participation of everyone. It has to be embraced and strived for by everyone. It requires effort, commitment and most of all, love and compassion.
16 Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. -John F. Kennedy
Old, obsolete societal notions that serve as a hindrance to society have to be brought down and replaced with progressive beliefs that uphold peace and justice. It is a continuous process and takes time and efforts of all people.
17 Peace cannot be kept by force, It can only be achieved by understanding. -Albert Einstein
Peace can never be imposed upon people. It has to be upheld by each and everyone by empathy and understanding. Cultural barriers which seperate people have to be broken down and instead, values of fraternity should be inculcated.
18 Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. -Ronald Reagan
The means never justify the end. Peace can never be achieved by violent means. Conflicts will always be present in a society with such diverse cultures. Peace is the ability to come to a common understanding through not arms and violence but with peaceful discussion and diplomacy.
19 Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. -John Lewis
Hatred and division can never sustain a peaceful society.In a society where hatred, prejudice and violence reign, none can ever hope to be free or happy. Peace is not just a dream but a necessity.
20 Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. -Desmond Tutu
Big changes are always achieved through small strides. Do the least you can, however small it is. When each and everyone of us does our best, from each to our capability to each according to his ability to each according to his need, we shall reach a point where peace is not just a distant dream but a material reality.
20 Most Inspiring Quotes For International Peace Day
1. You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. -Malcolm X
2. War is never a lasting solution for any problem. -Unknown
3. Of all our dreams today, there is none more important – or so hard to realize – than that of peace in the world. -Lester B. Pearson
4. Plant the seed of kindness in your heart and it will blossom into peace. -Unknown
5. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. -Mother Teresa
6. We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. -Dwight D. Eisenhower
7. Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. -Thich Nhat Han
8. Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men. -David O. Mckay
9. It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world, It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. -L.R Knost
10. When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. -Peace Pilgrim
11. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. -Seymour Miller
12. Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. -Martin Luther King Jr.
13. The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them. -Unknown
14. Peace is liberty in tranquility.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
15. It isn’t enough to talk about peace, One must believe in it, And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. -Eleanor Roosevelt
16. Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. -John F. Kennedy
17. Peace cannot be kept by force, It can only be achieved by understanding. -Albert Einstein
18. Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. -Ronald Reagan
19. Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. -John Lewis
20. Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. -Desmond Tutu