Peaceful

Famous quotes containing the word peaceful:

“Under peaceful conditions, the warlike man attacks himself.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“When peaceful clouds were reflected in the paddies
and the water buffalo stepped surely along terraces,
maybe fathers told their sons old tales.
When bombs smashed those mirrors
there was time only to scream.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“To give the victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)