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Peace ought not be regarded the height of civilization, else like barbarians we forever battle for peace.

Peace ought not be regarded the height of civilization, else like barbarians we forever battle for peace.
– Criss Jami

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  2. Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilization were to be based on the gruesome glory of war. – Kakuz Okakura
  3. Back then: to be regarded as well-known, one had to be great. Today: to be regarded as great, one has to be well-known. – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
  4. The peace in the homes is the peace in the towns.The peace in the towns is the peace in the nation.The peace in the nation is the peace in the world. – Lailah Gifty Akita
  5. The height of your storm determines the height of your rainbow. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  6. …the experience of battle forever divides those who talk of nothing else but its prospect from those who talk of everything else but its memory. – James D Hornfischer
  7. Hope for peace!Dream for peace!Act for peace!Live in peace!Life is for peace! – Debasish Mridha
  8. Peace can be fragile and peace can be ugly and peace can be wrong. Peace built on lies is no peace at all. – Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
  9. Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle. – Criss Jami
  10. To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love. – Criss Jami
  11. Civilization must be preserved,’ says he.’Civilization’s doing fine,’ I said. ‘We just don’t happen to be where it is. – Joanna Russ
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  13. Culture is the best society has to offer…How can we pass on civilization to those who do not value civilization. (Terrence Rattigan) – Beth Fine
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  15. Civilization is communication. When that which should be expressed and transmitted is lost, civilization comes to an end. – Haruki Murakami
  16. The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization. – Sigmund Freud
  17. America didn’t bypass or escape civilization. It did something far more profound, far cleverer: it simply changed what civilization could be. – AA Gill
  18. You ought to find all your might to climb a higher height. – Lailah Gifty Akita
  19. You ought to find all your might, to climb a higher height. – Lailah Gifty Akita
  20. Feel what it’s like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you’ll forever think twice before wasting food. – Criss Jami
  21. I assure you that in all matters of discretion not involving food, we make etiquette tutors look like slobbering barbarians. – Scott Lynch
  22. Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement. – John Stuart Mill
  23. The barbarians never take a city until someone holds the gates open to them. And it’s your own multicultural authorities who will do it for you – Christopher Hitchens
  24. Naturally, I always place my word over anyone else’s simply because I know why I said what I said. – Criss Jami
  25. Self-awareness – the commendable ability to be yourself without being a nuisance to someone else. – Criss Jami
  26. Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external. – Criss Jami
  27. World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion. – Dalai Lama XIV
  28. Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace…Peace will be the last word of history. – John Paul II
  29. In Jesus the full meaning of peace is revealed: he gave peace, made peace and is our peace (Jn. 14:27; Eph. 2:14f.). – Gordon J Wenham
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  31. For a peaceful life: think about peace, talk about peace, give away peace, and fill the world with peace. – Debasish Mridha
  32. Peace that follows battle is a futile peace. It is time to count dead and to assess which side stands closer to the win. – JE DiPalo
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  34. Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won. – Robert Jordan
  35. Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained. – Arthur Wellesley
  36. Sometimes, if your opponent is determined to win the battle, let him win the wrong battle. – Clifford Cohen
  37. The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart. – Ted Dekker
  38. When all the battles are fought then the biggest battle is, the battle to honour and treasure the hard won victory. – Newton G Kibiringi
  39. Children are a battle of a different sort. … A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce. – George RR Martin
  40. Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men,You’re the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one – yourself. – Anonymous

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