Wise sayings

In the vein of my previous post, I offer these for your consideration. Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love. - Mahatma Gandhi If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. - the Dalai Lama At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. - Martin Luther King, Jr. It isn't enough to talk about peace, one must believe it. And it isn't enough to believe in it, one must work for it. - Eleanor Roosevelt Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves. - William Hazlett He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world. - Marcus Aurelius Do you know what astonished me most in the world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the spirit. Soldiers usually win battles and generals get the credit for them. You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. - Napolean Bonaparte Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. - Albert Einstein Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. - Ralph Waldo Emerson They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. - Isaiah 2:4 Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. - Jesus Christ Peace be with you.