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| A cake eaten in peace is worth two in trouble. | 1 |
| A certain peace is to be preferred to an expected victory. Hannibal. | 2 |
| A deceitful peace is more hurtful than open war. | 3 |
| A disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. Erasmus. | 4 |
| Better a lean peace than a fat victory. | 5 |
| Better an egg in peace than an ox in war. | 6 |
| Better an unjust peace than a just war. | 7 |
| Better cabbage in peace than sugar with grumbling. Modern Greek. | 8 |
| Better keep peace than make peace. Dutch. | 9 |
| By wisdom peace, by peace plenty. | 10 |
| From prudence peace, from peace abundance. Italian. | 11 |
| He that will not have peace, God gives him war. | 12 |
| If princes knew to speak, and women to keep silent, courtiers said what they thought, and servants to conceal it, the whole world would be at peace. Chinese. | 13 |
| If you desire peace be ever prepared for war. Latin. | 14 |
| In peace prepare for war. | 15 |
| Neither trust nor contend, nor lay wagers or lend, and you’ll have peace to the end. Portuguese. | 16 |
| No one can have peace longer than his neighbor pleases. Dutch. | 17 |
| One peace is better than ten victories. German. | 18 |
| Peace and a well-built house cannot be bought too dearly. Danish. | 19 |
| Peace and patience and death with penitence. Spanish. | 20 |
| Peace in the village is better than war in the city. German. | 21 |
| Peace feeds, war wastes; peace breeds, war consumes. Danish. | 22 |
| Peace flourishes when reason rules. | 23 |
| Peace has her victories no less renowned than war. Milton. | 24 |
| Peace is in holding one’s tongue. Turkish. | 25 |
| Peace is obtained by war. Nepos. | 26 |
| Peace is the father of friendship. Bornou (Africa). | 27 |
| Peace must be bought even at a high price. Danish. | 28 |
| Peace to his ashes. | 29 |
| Peace with a cudgel in hand is war. Portuguese. | 30 |
| Peace without truth is poison. German. | 31 |
| Peace would be universal if there were neither thine nor mine. Italian. | 32 |
| See, listen, and be silent, and you will live in peace. Italian. | 33 |
| They make a desert and call it peace. Tacitus. | 34 |
| When they have made the world a solitude they call it peace. Golgacus the Briton referring to the Romans. | 35 |
| Who loves peace serves God. German. | 36 |
| You must ask your neighbor if you shall live in peace. | 37 |
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