Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within. War man throws. Peace man sows. The smile of war is the flood of human blood. The smile of peace is the love, below, above.

Sri Chinmoy
About This Quote

The quote, “Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within,” is a quote from a Chinese proverb.

The proverb is meant to show that war and peace are things that man creates. It is also meant to show that the true smiles of people are the smiles of love and kindness. In this quote, the author is discussing how man can create war as easily as love.

In more modern times, some people have claimed this quote as being a saying from Gandhi, but it is actually from an unknown author. Gandhi never said this particular proverb.

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