absence Quotes

The mere absence of war is not peace.

Ideally, peace means the absence of violence. It is an ethical value.

I believe that peace is not merely an absence of war but the nurture of human life, and that in time this nurture would do away with war as a natural process.

Peace is not merely the absence of war. Nor can it be reduced solely to the maintenance of a balance of power between enemies. Nor is it brought about by dictatorship. Instead, it is rightly and appropriately called \'an enterprise of justice\' (Is. 32:7). Peace results from that harmony built into human society by its divine founder, and actualized by men as they thirst after ever greater justice.

There is a certain kind of peace that is not merely the absence of war. It is larger than that. The peace I am thinking of is not at the mercy of history's rule, nor is it a passive surrender to the status quo. The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one -- an activity that occurs most naturally, most often in the reading/writing world we live in. Accessible as it is, this particular kind of peace warrants vigilance.

Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.

There is no need to struggle to be free; the absence of struggle is in itself freedom.

The greatest danger we face is not any particular kind of thought. The greatest danger we face is absence of thought.

Clear prose indicates the absence of thought.

For the last month I have been a strict vegetarian. The moral effects of this regime are immense, owing to the voluntary subjugation of the flesh and the resulting absence of desires. You will appreciate how full I am of this idea when I tell you that I expect it to work the regeneration of mankind. I advise you to change over to a natural way of life, with proper nourishment (wholemeal bread), and you will soon feel the benefit.

I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them

The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.

Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space<br />Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience,<br />That neither by hir wordes ne hir face<br />Biforn the folk, ne eek in her absence,<br />Ne shewed she that hir was doon offence.

In the hope to meet<br />Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

The absence of hope can rot a society from within.

In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made.

Peace is more than just absence of war. It is rather a state in which no people of any country, in fact no group of people of any kind live in fear or in need.

We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.

Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.

Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it.

When your life is working there will be an absence of drama

The plain truth is that the only consistent theme in advertising is the absence of any consistent theme.

Yes, I will go. I would rather grieve over your absence than over you.

Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.

Health is not just the absence of a disease. It's an inner joyfulness that should be ours all the time; a state of positive well-being.

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.

Absence - that common cure of love.

I know that part of the reason I read Tolkien when I'm ill is that there is an almost total absence of sexuality in his world, which is restful.