"Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character." ― Baruch Spinoza Topic(s): Peace More From Baruch Spinoza "Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow." "Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd." "Happiness is a virtue, not its reward." More In Peace "Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God."― Maria Mitchell "Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny."― George Santayana "Were there peace and justice in the Middle East, the Arabs would no more need their tinhorn dictators than they would their corpulent princes."― James Buchan