November 07, 2006

Dona Nobis Pacem


We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.
~William Ewart Gladstone

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
~Mother Teresa

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war.
~Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
~Golda Meir and Indira Gandhi

Peace hath higher tests of manhood
Than battle ever knew.
~John Greenleaf Whittier

Five great enemies to peace inhabit with us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. If those enemies were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
~Francesco Petrarch

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

There is one armor that the world of men and women, as a world, has never yet put on. The churches have long bungled with its fastenings, but the world has gone unfended, and few have been those in whose hands the mystical sword of the spirit has shone with daily use. This armor, waiting to be worn, is the armor of brotherhood and sacrifice, the world of unselfishness, a conquering sword, with the power, where used, to unite the world in love. And there are none who may not put it on.
~M.A. DeWolfe Howe

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.

~Dwight Eisenhower

We have all taken risks in the making of war. Isn't it time that we should take risks to secure peace?
~J. Ramsay MacDonald

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth - boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn't go cheap, either - not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination.

~Robert Fulghum

In the name of peace
They waged the wars
Ain't they got
no shame?
~Nikki Giovanni

Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
~Seymour Miller & Jill Jackson

Let us love the world to peace.
~Eileen Elias Freeman


Kudos to Queen Mimi Lenox who started this Peace Globe.

Peace and love to all of Planet Blog!!!

MWaaaaaaH!

45 comments:

Dr. A said...

Great quotes. I also liked the different colors of text in the post. Very creative!

Anonymous said...

May peace be with us always!!!

Lizza said...

Lovely quotes. Peace. :-)

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

very nicely done my friend....bee

Michael C said...

The crayola bomb is pure genious! Peace be with you!

Anonymous said...

Fish be with you!

Noushu says: said...

Great words with different color. so all words is colorfull!!!!!!!!!!!

Irene said...

Dr. A: Thank you! Peace to you, my friend! (",)

ZeroImpact: Amen!

Lovely Lizza: Peace to the Philippines and the whole world! c",)

Empress Bee: Thanks! Hope you're having a great, peaceful day!

Marvelous Michael: It is, isn't it? I'm stocking up on crayolas pronto. Woohoo! :p

Handsome Houseband: Pabili nga ng fishball! BWaHaHa! ;p

Noushad: Life is happier and more exciting in vivid color, don't you think? Peace to you and your loved ones! (",)

Tracy said...

Wonderful Quotes. Very nicely done.

Cherry Popcorn said...

I did it too.. =) Hehe..

Anonymous said...

Beautiful.

JR's Thumbprints said...

Why can't Cat Stevens "ride the peace train," at least then we'd be able to quote him. Very well done. Enjoyed the colorful font too.

Unknown said...

Very eclectic and colourful blog you got here! I liked the funny shop names. Thanks for making me laugh! (and thanks for stopping by, I'm glad I found this place!).
Your son looks very cute as a pirate! heehee

Tom Atkins said...

I adore all the quotes. It must have taken forever to compile them! Thanks for doing the work!

Tom

Claudia said...

Irene, those are some fabulous quotes...I love the one about crayons!
Peace!

Anonymous said...

Great quotes Irene, thanks for putting all this together for us.

Peace.

Mimi Lenox said...

Irene,my friend....we are crayolas today. Every blogger who posted a globe just sent magical wings of peace into the atmosphere. This post is awesome and beautifully done. I am honored to call you my friend. Peace to you and yours on this beautiful Dona Nobis Pacem Day! Mimi Lenox

Tammi said...

Hey great blog with great post. Absolutely love it.

Ms. Val said...

Irene, your blog is always so nice to read and fun to look at! I love all the bright colors. Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

Anonymous said...

What an amazing post..just stopped by to see your Peace Globe. I loved all the color..and the wonderful quotes, I have posted some quotes from the astronauts who saw our beautiful home ftom space and were awed..thanks for sharing..m

Bud Weiser, WTIT said...

Great quotes. Good job!

Anonymous said...

Peace and all the love to you and family too!

(:

Emma said...

Great quotes, very true.

Bill ~ {The Old Fart} said...

Love the quotes

Stopping by to wish you Peace by way of Mimi

Unknown said...

Dear Irene!

Lovely post...

Wishing PEACE for you and the ones you love from Germany...

Sanni

Gayzha said...

Irene, this is sooo BEAUTIFUL!

WORLD PEACE!!!

Jules said...

Great quotes. What a great idea to put those up. Thanks for sharing, Sexy Irene.

B.R.L said...

I liked your post. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful quotes! Peace be with you always...came via Mimi's Peace Globe...

Anonymous said...

irene,

what a wonderful way to present these quotes! I enjoyed it.

btw, I tagged you on my meme today, please go to my website and check it out. It's really fun!

m.e.

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

A great collection of quotes...thank you for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Peace to you, my friend!

Sara's Varolo Village said...

What a wonderful collection. I loved how you used the colors. Very original.

Sara :)

Charlene Amsden said...

Your peace post is eloquent.

Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.

Kamsin said...

Wonderful bunch of quotes. May you have a peaceful day!

Lexa Roséan said...

LOVE THE CRAYONS AND THE QUOTES IRENE
PEACE!

Barb said...

Peace to you and all of us

CountryDew said...

Nice quotes! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Paul said...

Peace to you, too. You really ARE a muse.

Laura said...

Hey Irene, come by for some sun-bathing in the peace of caps and stipes. The shrooms and me appreciate your grace. Bless you.

Odat said...

Peace and crayon bombs to all!
Thanks soooo much for sharing this...was awesome!

Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.uk said...

How beautiful, Irene.
Peace and love back to you.
hugs & kisses

Sunflower Optimism said...

Irene, loved that Gladstone quote with! Will have to remember it. Mimi's Peace Globes were awesome!

Thanks for visiting mine :-)

Anonymous said...

you did a great job on this;)

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