30 Best Peace Quotes – Quotes and Sayings About Peace and Tranquility

Peace remains a goal for introspective individuals around the world. The lifelong search for inner peace challenges us to learn more about ourselves while allowing us to evolve with the seasons — and the quotes on our list capture all forms of peace. They’ll inspire you to embark on your own journey! After all, creators of past and present would agree that peace requires a journey beginning with you.

The Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa and Saint Francis de Sales are experts on the topic of peace, and by surrounding yourself with quotes from civil rights leaders and artists, you’ll become an expert as well. Read on for some of our favorite messages — and if you’re in search of even more moving words, you’ll want to check out inspirational quotes, happy quotes and life quotes next.

Inner Peace Quotes:

• “Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” —Saint Francis de Sales
• “The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” —Norman Vincent Peale
• “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” —Dalai Lama
• “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “If you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” —Lao Tzu
• “When things change inside you, things change around you.” —Unknown
• “Peace of mind for five minutes, that’s what I crave.” —Alanis Morissette

Calming Peace Quotes:

• “Peace is liberty in tranquility.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero
• “Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.” —Thich Nhat Hanh
• “I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.” — Sylvia Plath
• “You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.” —Stacy London
• “Sometimes you can find peace of mind by transferring yourself to different situations. They’re just reminders to stay … calm.” —Yves Behar
• “Don’t search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own.” —Baba Hari Das
• “Let go of the thoughts that don’t make you strong.” —Karen Salmansohn
• “Peace begins with a smile.” —Mother Teresa

Inspirational Peace Quotes:

• “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
• “You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.” —J. Donald Walters
• “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.” —John F. Kennedy
• “Peace brings with it so many positive emotions that it is worth aiming for in all circumstances.” —Estella Eliot
• “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” —Lyndon B. Johnson
• “ If you don’t know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he’s just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It’s one world, pal. We’re all neighbors.” —Frank Sinatra
• “ Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” —Albert Einstein

World Peace Quotes:

• “When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.” —Jimi Hendrix
• “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.” —John Lennon
• “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” —Mahatma Gandhi
• “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” —Ronald Reagan
• “Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.” —John Lewis
• “You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” ―Indira Gandhi
• “When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world.” —Maha Ghosananda
• “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” —Desmond Tutu

Selena Barrientos

Entertainment & News Editor

Selena is the entertainment and news editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers the latest on TV, movies and celebrities. In addition to writing and editing entertainment news, she also spotlights the Hispanic and Latinx community through her work. She is a graduate of CUNY Hunter College with a B.A. in journalism and creative writing.

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