Great Throughts Treasury

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, fully Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton

Evening is the delight of virtuous age; it seems an emblem of the tranquil close of busy life - serene, placid, and mild, with the impress of its great Creator stamped upon it; it spreads its quiet wings over the grave, and seems to promise that all shall be peace beyond it.

Age | Grave | Life | Life | Peace | Promise | Quiet | Wisdom |

William E. Borah

It seems perfectly clear to me that we can never make any real progress toward permanent peace so long as well recognize the institution of war as legitimate and clothe it with glory.

Glory | Peace | Progress | War | Wisdom |

John Bowring, fully Sir John Bowring

He that studies to know duty, and labors in all things to do it, will have two heavens - one of joy, peace and comfort on earth, and the other of glory and happiness beyond the grave.

Comfort | Duty | Earth | Glory | Grave | Joy | Peace | Will | Wisdom | Happiness |

Lucile Cypreansen

The child's entire life is influenced by his ability to listen. Good listening habits make it possible for him to broaden his knowledge, enjoy music, conversation, storytelling, drama; discriminating listening makes it possible for him to select radio and television programs for enjoyment. Critical listening helps him function intelligently in selection of governmental leaders. It is quite possible that the ability to listen effectively may be one of the most valuable tools he can use in his efforts to bring understanding and peace to the world.

Ability | Conversation | Enjoyment | Good | Knowledge | Life | Life | Listening | Music | Peace | Television | Understanding | Wisdom | World |

Calvin Coolidge, fully John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace or insure it victory in time of war.

Enough | Guarantee | Peace | Time | War | Wisdom |

John Dewey

The only way to abolish war (is) to make peace heroic.

Peace | War | Wisdom |

George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann or Marian Evans

I could not live in peace if I put the shadow of a willful sin between myself and God.

God | Peace | Sin | Wisdom |

Albert Einstein

Our schoolbooks glorify war and hide its horrors. They inculcate hatred in the veins of the children. I would teach peace rather than war. I would inculcate love rather than hate.

Children | Hate | Love | Peace | Teach | War | Wisdom |

Albert Einstein

Unless the cause of peace based on law gathers behind it the force and zeal of a religion, it hardly can hope to succeed.

Cause | Force | Hope | Law | Peace | Religion | Wisdom | Zeal |

Thomas Dreier

All progress is made by men of faith who believe in what is right and, what is more important, actually do what is right in their own private affairs. You cannot add to the peace and goodwill of the world if you fail to create an atmosphere of harmony and love right where you live and work.

Faith | Harmony | Important | Love | Men | Peace | Progress | Right | Wisdom | Work | World |

Albert Einstein

In war it serves that we may poison and mutilate each other. In peace it has made our lives hurried and uncertain. Instead of freeing us in great measure from spiritually exhausting labor, it has made men into slaves of machinery, who for the most part complete their monotonous long days' work with disgust and must continually tremble for their poor rations.

Labor | Men | Peace | War | Wisdom | Work |

Frederic Eggleston, fully Sir Frederic William Eggleston

The great task of peace is to work morals into it. The only sort of peace that will be real is one in which everybody takes his share or responsibility. World organizations and conferences will be of no value unless there is improvement in the relation of men to men.

Improvement | Men | Peace | Responsibility | Will | Wisdom | Work | World | Value |

Albert Einstein

Taking an active part in the solution of the problems of peace is a moral duty which no conscientious man can shirk.

Duty | Man | Peace | Problems | Wisdom |

George Farquhar

'Tis safest making peace with sword in hand.

Peace | Wisdom |

Joseph Francis Flannelly

If there is to be peace in the world, peace must be established first in every human heart. All the trouble in the world is due to selfishness. It always has been and always will be.

Heart | Peace | Selfishness | Will | Wisdom | World | Trouble |