5 Thoughts On... Peace

‘When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.’ – Jimi Hendrix

‘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

‘When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.’ – Roy T. Bennett

‘Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed—but hate these things in yourself, not in another.’ ― Thomas Merton

‘World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.’ – Dalai Lama XIV