All Quotes By Tag: Peace
“Let us dedicate this new era to mothers around the world, and also to the mother of all mothers — Mother Earth. It is up to us to keep building bridges to bring the world closer together, and not destroy them to divide us further apart. We can pave new roads towards peace simply by understanding other cultures. This can be achieved through traveling, learning other languages, and interacting with others from outside our borders. Only then will one truly discover how we are more alike than different. Never allow language or cultural traditions to come between brothers and sisters. The same way one brother may not like his sister’s choice of fashion or hairstyle, he will never hate her for her personal style or music preference. If you judge a man, judge only his heart. And if you should do so, make sure you use the truth in your conscience when weighing one’s character. Do not measure anybody strictly based on the bad you see in them and ignore all the good.”
“The darker side of the City tried to emphasize the selfish parts of me by encouraging my sense of entitlement and my desire for personal space. But God seemed to whisper that the alternative existed: to let Him grow humility and concern for others in a way I had never experienced, to live out His peace amid whirling chaos. (p.67)”
“We must never forget to pray, and to ask God to remember us when He is arranging things, so that we too may feel safe and have no anxiety about what is going to happen.”
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“The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival.”
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“Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give you peace.”
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“Man has 2 common problems with God: the one is that there is evil in the world; the other is that free will is limited. The one, he is charging that the world is too evil; the other is that it is not evil enough.”
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“Also at times, on the surface of streams,Water?bubbles formAnd grow and burstAnd have no meaning at allExcept that they’re water?bubblesGrowing and bursting.”
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“You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light.”
“Relationships are valuable no matter who they are between.”
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“To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things. Global betterment is a mental process, not one that requires huge sums of money or a high level of authority. Change has to be psychological. So if you want to see real change, stay persistent in educating humanity on how similar we all are than different. Don’t only strive to be the change you want to see in the world, but also help all those around you see the world through commonalities of the heart so that they would want to change with you. This is how humanity will evolve to become better. This is how you can change the world. The language of the heart is mankind’s main common language.”
“Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.”
“Don’t live by my words, don’t die by them, chew them slowly digest them, and smile if they give nourishment to your soul.”
“No more quickly can a person rob you of your joy and peace than when that individual succeeds at making you feel like you’re less than worthy of God as compared to his/her own self. The old adage “You’re on your way to hell, and I’m on my way to heaven” spoken or implied to another, is the most predominantly effective way to make someone feel better about himself; and he doesn’t even have to prove he’s better in this life on earth because now he can just say “Wait ’til I’m looking down at you while you’re in hell!” But don’t be robbed of your joy and peace, individuals or groups of people like that don’t know where God is; He is a whisper-distance away from you, is all.”
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“Peace for Israel,” he said.“Is that possible?” I drew closer.“Yes, if we have peace with God first.”
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“They’ll say you are bador perhaps you are mador at least you should stay undercover.Your mind must be bareif you would dareto think you can love more than one lover.”
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