Peace, peace is what I seek and public calm, Endless extinction of unhappy hates.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker seeks peace and calm, wanting all hatred to end forever.
- In plain terms
- I want peace and the end of hatred.
- What can you take from it?
- Peace requires ending hatred completely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What brings you peace?
- How do you handle conflict?
Another view
Peace can be hard to maintain permanently.
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