Quotes about Coexistence
No man is an island, no man stands alone . . . Each man's death diminishes me, because I am involved with mankind . . .
- John Donne
No man is an island entirely of itself. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.
- John Donne
Nonviolent nationalism is a necessary condition of corporate or civilized life.
- Mahatma Gandhi
The happiness of one does not mean the unhappiness of the others.
- Paulo Coelho
Humanity finds itself in the midst of the world. In the midst of all other creatures humanity is the most significant and yet the most dependent upon the others.
- Hildegard of Bingen
When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
- Desmond Tutu
We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself.
- Barack Obama
None of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
- Pope John Paul II
No people on earth can be held, as a people, to be an enemy, for all humanity shares the common hunger for peace and fellowship and justice.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joy is not the opposite of suffering. If it were, a person practiced in joy could crowd out pain because one couldn't exist with the other. Instead, joy can actually be a companion to suffering.
- Edward Welch