peace

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:9, KJV

For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Mark 9:49-50, KJV

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

Luke 10:5, KJV

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

Luke 10:6, KJV

These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

John 14:25-28, KJV

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Romans 8:6, KJV

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Romans 10:15, KJV

O Lord God, give peace unto us: (for You have given us all things;) the peace of rest, the peace of the Sabbath, which hath no evening. For all this most goodly array of things very good, having finished their courses, is to pass away, for in them there was morning and evening

Augustine, Confessions

No peace, no heart is left me, on account of his prayer, by the Friend Who thirsts for our blood

Rumi

Go forward when thou seest that the door of peace is open, for suddenly the door of repentance will be closed

Saadi, Bustan

How can we raise our heads from shame when we are at peace with Satan and at war with God?

Saadi, Bustan

When the king shows favour to the wicked, how can the wise remain in peace?

Saadi, Bustan

If thou desirest to remain at peace with a rival, whenever he slanders thee behind thy back speak well of him to his face. The perverse man cavils for the last word; unless thou preferest his bitter remarks, make his mouth sweet.

Saadi, Gulistan

laid the heads of reparation at each other's feet, mutually kissed and embraced, and, letting mischief fall asleep, and war lull itself into peace

Saadi, Gulistan

When you see discord raging among the troops of your enemy, be on your side quiet; but if you see them united, think of your own dispersed state — When thou beholdest war among thy foes, go and enjoy peace with thy friends; but if thou findest them of one soul and mind, string thy bow, and range stones around thy battlements.

Saadi, Gulistan

Peace befalleth the kingdom from the effects of justice, Since from justice the kingdom attaineth its wishes.

Saadi, Scroll of Wisdom

"If" is the only peacemaker: much virtue in "if"

Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 5, Scene 4

the humorous man shall end his part in peace,

Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

I speak of peace while covert enmity Under the smile of safety wounds the world.

Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2, Prologue

Then let confusion of one part confirm The other's peace

Shakespeare, King John, Act 2, Scene 1

Love's arms are peace, 'gainst rule, 'gainst sense, 'gainst shame,

Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act 5, Scene 2

If he do fear God, he must necessarily keep peace. If he breaks the peace he ought to enter into a quarrel with fear and trembling.

Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2, Scene 3