Quote by Vera Brittain
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All that a pacifist can undertake — but it is a very great deal — is to refuse to kill, injure or otherwise cause suffering to another human creature, and untiringly to order his life by the rule of love though others may be captured by hate. – Vera Brittain

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I know one husband and wife who, whatever the official reasons given to the court for the break up of their marriage, were really divorced because the husband believed that nobody ought to read while he was talking and the wife that nobody ought to talk while she was reading. – Vera Brittain

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There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see. – Vera Brittain

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The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety. – Jonathan Sacks

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Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind. – Nastassja Kinski

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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie

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The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity. – Matthew Henry

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