Common Wisdom Library
Alan Davis called the prophets great human beings and the Great Books collections of strategies — for climbing toward peace, and for living well together on Earth. This library gathers that wisdom under each of his Eight Practices.
Every quote here is checked against its source before it is added. The library now holds 364 verified quotes, and it is still growing: new quotes appear here as they are confirmed.
From the Books
Beyond the curated quotes above, the Guide to World Peace now carries the scripture itself: 1,971 passages drawn straight from the books of eleven traditions, in public-domain translations, each cited to book and verse, and organized under the Eight Practices:
- Be kind to all life — 476
- Treat all humans with respect — 119
- Teach — 223
- Doing is more important than talking or believing — 368
- Learn from mistakes — 124
- Smell the flowers — 235
- Do not try to change others, just change yourself — 37
- De-escalate — 105
- Foundation shelves: Knowledge & Learning — 211 · Consciousness & Peace — 73
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