Famous Quotes

"Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace."

Herodotus on Peace

More quotes about Peace

• "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."

  Jimi Hendrix on Peace

• "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

  Mahatma Gandhi on Peace

• "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

  Mother Teresa on 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... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Peace

• "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 be as one."

  John Lennon on Peace

More quotes by Herodotus

• "It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing."

• "He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold."

• "Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change."

• "Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."

• "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."