The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. – David Friedman

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Happiness is a state of activity. ― Aristotle

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If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. – Henry Miller

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At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul

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A people free to choose will always choose peace. – Ronald Reagan

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it. — Mark Twain

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Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves. – William Hazlitt

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The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

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Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. — Nelson Mandela

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