"'Yudhishthira said, "Many persons here that are not really of tranquil souls appear in outward form as men of tranquil souls. There are again others that are really of tranquil souls but that appear to be otherwise. How, O sire, shall we succeed in knowing these people?"Mbh 12.111.1 · Mahabharata · SANTI PARVA
Mbh 12.111.1
Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.Quran 56:26 · Quran
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.Jeremiah 6:14 · Bible · Jeremiah
(To illustrate from) the case of all females:--the female always overcomes the male by her stillness. Stillness may be considered (a sort of) abasement.Tao Te Ching 61.2 · Tao Te Ching
Happy is the arising of the awakened, happy is the teaching of the True Law, happy is peace in the church, happy is the devotion of those who are at peace.Dhp 14.194 · Dhammapada · The Buddha (The Awakened)
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