Quotes about Peace
To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude.
- Henri Nouwen
Peace is a necessary condition of spirituality, no less than an inevitable result of it.
- Aldous Huxley
Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.
- Henri Nouwen
Unless there is a spiritual renaissance, the world will know no peace.
- Dag Hammarskjold
Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.
- James Allen
Anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity.
- Thomas Merton
Knowing God is like listening to beautiful music. His words have power. He lifts me up & soothes my soul. He makes me dance. He gives me joy.
- Germany Kent
The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with...greater joy, peace, and happiness.
- Jimmy Carter
If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.
- Thomas a Kempis
Choosing joy involves spiritual surrender, and sometimes we would rather hold on to the pain than surrender our egos.
- Marianne Williamson
The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.
- Brennan Manning
From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one -- to secure peace of mind, spiritual comfort, for HIMSELF.
- Mark Twain