I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (1879-1955)
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Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, writer (1613-1680)
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I CRIED over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts.
Carl Sandburg, poet (writing in a poem about autumn.)
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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
Guy de Maupassant, short story writer and novelist (1850-1893)
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What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)
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Let us enrich ourselves with our mutual differences.
Paul Valery, poet and philosopher (1871-1945)
15 comments:
Wonderful quotes by some very wise people.
Guess which bear is over at my blog today?
Bear((( )))
Great quotes!!!!!
My favorite is:
There never was a good war or a bad peace. -- Benjamin Franklin
I think he said it all in one succinct sentence.
Great quotes. Sometimes great truths reside in pithy lines.
Great lines--I like the first one!
Much wisdom is found in quotes. Thank you for publishing them.
Wow. Thanks.
I needed some inspiration today, very very nice.
Love these, Maxine and the first liner are my favorite :)
I feel SO Maxine this week. Big time!! LOL.
All those quotes are great - people do say tha darndest things, you know?
Twiggywinkles.
That's a quote you can quote.
As for Maxine, as of 7 days ago, I no longer have that problem. The rest? I can heartily agree and raise a toast.
Ben Franklin also said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants to be happy."
I copied a couple to put in the next Floyd Museletter.
I'm with Carl on Autumn.
Very wonderful quotes - I should read the mover and over.
Wise quotes! And all men! Who would have thunk it?
Love the quotes. :)
~S
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