Quote#Peace
Say, whence is the voice that, when anger is burning
Quote byLewis Carroll · 1832–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893), Chapter 19: A Fairy Duet.
English (original)
Say, whence is the voice that, when anger is burning, Bids the whirl of the tempest to cease? That stirs the vexed soul with an aching — a yearning For the brotherly hand-grip of peace?
— Lewis Carroll
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