When we say peace, we mean when people can resolve their conflicts without violence and can work together to improve the quality of their lives.
Another simple definition is when all of us can live in safety, without fear or threat of violence. Some say peace is more important than all justice.
Here is a simple list of 11 sayings about peace and harmony.
“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.” - President John F. Kennedy
mankind, end, war, mankind
"If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies." - Moshe Dayan
talk, friends, talk, enemies
"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war." - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
sweat, bleed, war
"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” -Martin Luther King, Jr
distance, seek, arrive, goal
“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.” - Robert Fulghum
wish, make, give
“Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.” - George Bernard Shaw
war, arduous
“Peace is costly but it is worth the expense” - African Proverb
costly, worth, expense
“Peace on earth, or earth in pieces”
earth
"There never was a good war or bad peace." - Benjamin Franklin
good, war, bad
"When my heart is at peace, the world is at peace." - Chinese Proverb
heart, world
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." - Mohandas K. Gandhi
violence, good, temporary, evil, permanent