Inspirational Quotes on Peace

“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.”

“Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.”

“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”

“In the secret of God's tabernacle no enemy can find us, and no troubles can reach us. The pride of man and the strife of tongues find no entrance into the pavilion of God. The secret of his presence is a more secure refuge than a thousand Gibraltars. I do not mean that no trials come. They may come in abundance, but they cannot penetrate into the sanctuary of the soul, and we may dwell in perfect peace even in the midst of life fiercest storms.”

“I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.”

“The Christian needs to walk in peace, so no matter what happens they will be able to bear witness to a watching world.”

“We hear much of love to God; Christ spoke much of love to man. We make a great deal of peace with heaven; Christ spoke much of peace on earth.”

“Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.”

“The reward that outdoes all others is the peace of knowing that you did right.”

“Happiness without peace is temporal; peace along with happiness is eternal.”

“Let dissolution come when it will, it can do the Christian no harm, for it will be but a passage out of a prison into a palace; out of a sea of troubles into a haven of rest; out of a crowd of enemies, to an innumerable company of true, loving, and faithful friends; out of shame, reproach, and contempt, into exceeding great and eternal glory.”

“What! At peace with the Father, and at war with His Children? It cannot be.”

“Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.”

“Oh, brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother; where pity dwells, the peace of God is there.”

“The absence of strife does not necessarily indicate the presence of peace.”

“Some people seem to be at peace--but in fact they're just resting up between fights.”

“See in the meantime that your faith brings forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace.”

“We cannot enjoy peace in this world unless we are ready to yield to the will of God in respect of death. Our times are in His hand, at His sovereign disposal. We must accept that as best.”

“All consolation that does not come from God is but desolation; when the soul has learned to receive no comfort but in God only, it has passed beyond the reach of desolation.”

“Self-seeking is the gate by which a soul departs from peace; and total abandonment to the will of God, that by which it returns.”