Quotation by

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

Peace

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True peace depends on how calm and content we feel inside, not on external things or situations. Trying to find peace outside ourselves won’t work if we haven’t already found it within.

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