God hates violence. He
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it. Euripides
Peace
No war by any
No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people. Eugene V. Debs
They have always taught
They have always taught and trained you to believe it to be your patriotic duty to go to war and to have yourselves slaughtered at their command. But in all the history of the world you, the people, have never had a voice in declaring war, and strange as it certainly appears, no war by … Read more
A large group of
A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. Etty … Read more
The more peace there
The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. Etty Hillesum
I really see no
I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned. Etty Hillesum
Ultimately, we have just
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. Etty Hillesum
The best you can
The best you can do for anyone is to thrive fully and be willing to explain to anyone who asks how it is that you are thriving, and what it is that you’ve discovered – and then, just relax and trust that all truly is well. Esther Hicks
Unless you choose to
Unless you choose to take action on what you want, nothing is ever going to come out of it. Esther Hicks
Every soldier is an
Every soldier is an enemy. Erno Paasilinna