People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

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“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” is a mindfulness quote by George Orwell.

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The individual who no longer has a rigid mind has found freedom. Life can be so easy. Refuse to let go and you are a person drowning, the more you struggle, the faster you sink.

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Solitude matters, and for some people, it's the air they breathe.

Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

It's all about finding the calm in the chaos.

Any place we can breathe, we can do Ninjutsu.

Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.

Peace is a desire, war is a fact; and history has never paid heed to human desires and ideals.

Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

The greatest comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from within.

If you want peace, work for justice.

Peace has no borders.

Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.

No God, no peace; know God, know peace.