Bertrand Russell Quotes

We leave as we came and, god willing, as we shall return, with peace, and hope for all mankind.

There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search for it.

I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.

You can't rule the world, but what you can do is win the world with love and understanding.

I have no animosity against any living soul.

The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.

I think the world's always a better place if people are filled with understanding.

Rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us survive at a time when an increasingly balkanized world so badly needs it.

We need to learn to accept and certainly mourn any harm that comes to any human being on this earth. But we also need to not be vengeful.

We're all people. We all need to just try and find a way to love each other and accept each other and try and make the world a better place.

I am pleading for the future; I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men. When we can learn by, reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man.

As long as we are among humans, let us be humane.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

We are all trying to make it the best way we know how, so when we look at each other as individuals and nations, we should do so with compassion.

Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people do well. I don't even think it's as much as what I want for myself. It's more what I want for the people around me. That's what I want.

At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

When we respect everybody around us, we are in peace with everybody around us.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.