These quotes accompany the lesson Conflict Resolution and Peace
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. — Marie Curie
Don't ever let them pull you down so low as to hate them.— Booker T. Washington
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame. – Dhammapada
An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all. — Dorothy Day
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. — Nelson Mandela
I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. — Elie Weisel
Gandhi once declared that it was his wife who unwittingly taught him the effectiveness of nonviolence. Who better than women should know that battles can be won without resort to physical strength? — Barbara Deming
Let all bear in mind that a society is judged not so much by the standards attained by its more affluent and privileged members as by the quality of life which it is able to assure for its weakest members. — H.E. Javier Perez de Cuellar
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. — Albert Einstein
Only reverence can restrain violence — reverence for human life and the environment. — Rev. William Sloan Coffin, Jr.
He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him. — Milan Kundera
War does not determine who is right - only who is left. — Bertrand Russell
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. — Helen Keller
There is no time left for anything but to make peace work a dimension of our every waking activity. — Elise Boulding
Those for whom peace is no more than a dream are asleep to the future. — Jack DuVall
There are three truths: my truth, your truth and the truth. — Chinese Proverb
