The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone. Pope John XXIII
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. Leon Trotsky
The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect. Thomas Huxley
Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim. Percy Bysshe Shelley
I have never advocated war except as a means of peace. Ulysses S. Grant
Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace. Ulysses S. Grant
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. Petrarch
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. Adam Smith
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity. Matthew Henry
Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another. Elie Wiesel
Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil. Kin Hubbard
Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family. Kin Hubbard
I would rather have peace in the world than be President. Harry S. Truman
Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread otherwise there will be no peace. Norman Borlaug
An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it. John Paul Jones
My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty. Aung San Suu Kyi
When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty. Charles Stanley
Peace Train is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions of human beings. Cat Stevens