Seneca the Younger Quotes

If after negotiations there are still some differences outstanding between us, the differences will be adjusted by arms.

One should not maintain a dispute.

We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.

There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.

If we don't stop somewhere, if we don't accept an unhappy compromise, unhappy for both sides, if we don't learn how to unhappily coexist and contain our burned sense of injustice - if we don't learn how to do that, we end up in a doomed state.

War may be made by one party, but it requires two to make peace.

We are disagreeing. We are failing to reach compromises. But we are not killing each other.

There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument—and that is to avoid it.

There is no such thing as a conflict that cannot be ended.

We call upon all warring parties in the world to lay down their arms and pursue the path of peace, dialogue, and inclusive resolution of disputes.

Don't argue. We ain't doing that. What you going back and forth with somebody over anything for?

Fire is the most tolerable third party

In quarreling, the truth is always lost.

The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight.

A long dispute means both parties are wrong.

First fight. Then fiddle.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.