Quotes related to Matthew 5:9
In a war, the first casualty is human dignity.
— Paulo Coelho
When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another — except brute, physical force.
— Ayn Rand
War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity it destroys religion it destroys states it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
— Martin Luther
That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of Nations is as shocking as it is true...
— Thomas Paine
The day when two army corps can annihilate each other in one second, all civilized nations, it is to be hoped, will recoil from war and discharge their troops.
— Alfred Nobel
The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
— Malala Yousafzai
If we live in peace ourselves, we in turn may bring peace to others. A peaceable man does more good than a learned one.
— Thomas a Kempis
Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
My parents split up when I was young, and they are still good friends. I think it's often projected that these things have to be so acrimonious. It's so often not the case.
— Miranda Otto
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.
— Herbert Hoover
No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness. There can be no reasoning with an incendiary bomb.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower