In cities where peace and the arts flourish, men are more consumed by jealousy, worry, and anxiety than they are in cities under the blight of a besieging army. Private sorrows are more bitter than public suffering. - Voltaire
Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference. - Nelson Mandela
I’m less interested in proselytizing or a bigger tent for its own sake than in issues of human flourishing. What are the best conditions in which people live and flourish? It’s more the, How do we get along? What does it mean for living now? - Karen L. King
[Tolstoy] does not necessarily get rid of [his angry] temperament by undergoing religious conversion, and indeed it is obvious that the illusion of having been reborn may allow one's native vices to flourish more freely than ever, though perhaps in subtler forms. - George Orwell
If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent. - Henry Commager
When you initiate something creative and develop your policies that are solution based, you would then be able to flourish audiences who can heavily rely on your ideas for future success. - Saaif Alam
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. - Alan W. Watts
If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere. - Matshona Dhliwayo
Simplify and focus on the good. The beauty of the journey ahead will flourish on its own. - Erik Tomblin
I believe almost every author have gone through the terribly uncomfortable period between the time of shedding the seeds of a story and waiting to see it flourish as a published book, spending hours watering and fertilizing it. This is a dreadful period, frustrating and depressing. - Ama H. Vanniarachchy
Praise the young and they will flourish. - Irish Proverb
Entire universes flourish in my mind. Sometimes I get lost in there. - Janey Colbourne
The purpose of this glorious life is not simply to endure it, but to soar, stumble, and flourish as you learn to fall in love with existence. We were born to live, my dear, not to merely exist. - Becca Lee
The marriage seemed to flourish on Father’s extended absences. Ragtime - E.L. Doctorow
The grass is not only greener on the side you water but also on the side you prevent preys from feeding on. Learn to keep out the preys and see your lawn flourish. - Kemi Sogunle
Ill fares the land, to hast'ning ill a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay; Princes and Lords may flourish, or may fade: A breath can make them, as a breath has made; but a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied. - Oliver Goldsmith
Every great athlete, artist and aspiring being has a great team to help them flourish and succeed - personally and professionally. Even the so-called 'solo star' has a strong supporting cast helping them shine, thrive and take flight. - Rasheed Ogunlaru
Nations rise and fall, flourish and decay, by what they believe in and by what their culture stands for. - Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
True ideas seem to suffer from repetition, while stupid ones tend to flourish. - James Rozoff
There are miracles and glory in every child. Our glory lies in empowering them to flourish their glory. - Amit Ray
The universe conspires to steer one in the direction where one can flourish. Bad or good the experience will be a lesson and a lesson learned is fortune measured by wisdom gained. - Sal Martinez
Every flower can flourish with fertile soil and water. - Lailah Gifty Akita
Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a free people. When the creative impulse cannot flourish, when it cannot freely select its methods and objects, when it is deprived of spontaneity, then society severs the root of art.
You cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do is like a farmer create the conditions under which it will begin to flourish. - Ken Robinson
If you do not sow good deeds, you fail to flourish your soul garden. - Lailah Gifty Akita
we can only flourish when we are truly grounded in self. keep that in mind when journeying. - Alexandra Elle
Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish. - Matshona Dhliwayo
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -- the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. - Virgina Satir
Virtue can only flourish among equals. - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch. - John Eldredge
As parents, we have the responsibility and the power to create a foundational love for nutritious foods that will influence our children's choices for decades to come, setting the stage for our children, grandchildren, and future generations to flourish in wellness and health. - Leah Borski