Lao Tzu Quotes

Nonresistance is one of the principles of aikido. Because there is no resistance, you have won before even starting. People whose minds are evil or who enjoy fighting are defeated without a fight.

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

There is no way to peace; peace is the way.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon ... which cuts without wounding ... It is a sword that heals.

Blessedness is promised to the peacemaker, not to the conqueror.

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make

Give peace a chance and let's hope that one day we will all live in peace.

Well. Like I said, I dont want to fight anymore. I dont want us to hate each other. And ... well ... I squeezed my eyes shut and then opened them. No matter how I fee about us ... I want you to be happy

If all were nonviolent, there would be no anarchy and there would be no question of anybody being armed for meeting aggression from without.

Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.

I must say that "Give Peace a Chance" has always seemed to me to be sensible advice.

We don't need to fight the forces of chaos so much as we need to restore and revitalize the forces of peace.

To practice nonviolence in mundane matters is to know its true value.

Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.

I have learned that one should say "Peace!" to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage.

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

Hatreds never cease by hatreds in this world. By love alone they cease. This is an ancient Law.

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love.

It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.

I believe that for peace a man may, even should, do everything in his power. Nothing in this world could rank higher than peace.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

If you want peace, look for it where it is, not in conflict.