proverb · Words worth keeping
There is no other happiness but peace.
There is no other happiness but peace.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Peace is described as the only happiness. The saying gives freedom from turmoil an overriding value.
What the words are saying
Only is an evaluative exaggeration rather than a complete definition of wellbeing. A useful reading appreciates calm while recognising that joy can take other forms and necessary disagreement can serve justice. Peace should not mean requiring a harmed person to remain silent.
Everyday example
Someone values a calm resolution while still asking that the underlying unfairness be addressed.
When to use it
Use it to discuss peace’s value with other needs retained.
What it does not mean
No exclusive source of happiness or duty to suppress a justified objection is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 353; PDF page 35; collection label: Tibet Province of China
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- Culture
- Tibet Province of China