Today is International Peace Day. Celebrated annually, this is a day when we strengthen the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. This year’s theme is “Together for ...
Today is International Peace Day. Celebrated annually, this is a day when we strengthen the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. This year’s theme is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.
According to Buddha, “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
With all that has been going on in Nigeria, there have been calls for peace, among religions, tribes and people. So today, we have put together some inspiring quotes for you in hopes that it gives you more reason to seek and act towards peace.
“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are.” – Hafsat Abiola
John F. Kennedy
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
– Nelson Mandela
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
– Albert Einstein
Martin Luther King
“I like to believe that people, in the long run, are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed.”
– Dalai Lama
“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
“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”
– Ronald Reagan
[FILES] Campaigners in Malawi won an injunction on Wednesday to temporarily halt work on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the commercial capital as part of a $10 million construction deal with Delhi.
“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” – Marianne Williamson
