Nonviolence Quotes - Page 15

• The way to truth lies through ahimsa (nonviolence).

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Lying, Way, Ahimsa

  Mahatma Gandhi (1969). “Collected Works”

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• Veganism is about nonviolence:
  nonviolence to other sentient beings;
  nonviolence to yourself;
  nonviolence to the earth.

  Gary L. Francione

  Earth, Sentient Beings, Veganism

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• Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. Violence is any day preferable to impotence. There is hope for a violent man to become non-violent. There is no such hope for the impotent.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Heart, Men, Victory

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• Even a believer in nonviolence has to say between two combatants which is less bad or whose cause is just.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Two, Justice, Causes

  Mahatma Gandhi (1927). “Young India, 1924-1926”

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• Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Understanding, Used, Force

  Mahatma Gandhi (1994). “The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings”, p.310, Grove Press

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• Gandhi rejects the Adam Smith notion of human nature as motivated by self-interest and brute needs and returns us to our spiritual dimension with its impulses for nonviolence, justice and equality. He exposes the fallacy of the claim that everyone can be rich and successful provided they work hard. He points to the millions who work themselves to the bone and still remain hungry.

  Nelson Mandela

  Spiritual, Hard Work, Successful

  "The Sacred Warrior" by Nelson Mandela, content.time.com. December 31, 1999.

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• If we face our unpleasant feelings with care, affection, and nonviolence, we can transform them into a kind of energy that is healthy and has the capacity to nourish us. By the work of mindful observation, our unpleasant feelings can illuminate so much for us, offering us insight and understanding into ourselves and society.

  Nhat Hanh

  Offering, Understanding, Healthy

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2005). “Wisdom from Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life”, p.41, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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• Black Power If the motive is good, and there are no other possibilities, then seen most deeply it [violence] is nonviolence, because its aim is to help others.

  Dalai Lama

  Helping Others, Black, Violence

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• Truth and nonviolence demand that no human being may debar himself from serving any other human being, no matter how sinful he may be.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Demand, May, Matter

  Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “Collected Works”

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• Emotional intelligence in the work that we do, in the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, is about equipping young people with the kinds of skills they need to both identify and manage their emotions, to communicate those emotions effectively, and to resolve conflict nonviolently. So it's a whole set of skills and competencies that, for us, fall under the umbrella of emotional intelligence.

  Linda Lantieri

  Fall, Emotional, Skills

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• My mission is to convert every Indian, every Englishman and finally the world to nonviolence for regulating mutual relations, whether political, economic, social or religious.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Religious, Political, World

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.101, A&C Black

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• We must follow nonviolence and love.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  And Love

  "Give Us the Ballot". Speech delivered at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom (Call to Conscience) Washington, D.C., 1957.

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• A sadhak (one who does spiritual practice) will not have time to indulge in gossip. They will not feel like talking to anyone in a harsh manner. Those who always indulge in faultfinding will never achieve spiritual progress. Do not harm anyone by thoughts, words or deeds. Be compassionate towards all beings. Ahimsa (nonviolence) is the highest dharma (duty).

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Talking, Practice

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• Nonviolence is the law of the human race and is infinitely greater than, and superior to, brute force.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Race, Law, Force

  Mahatma Gandhi (1968). “The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Satyagraha in South Africa”

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• When asked what attribute he most admired in human nature, Mahatma Gandhi replied, simply and immediately, 'Courage'. 'Nonviolence', he said, 'is not to be used ever as the shield of the coward. It is the weapon of the brave.

  Richard Attenborough

  Brave, Coward, Weapons

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• Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Wisdom, Country, Fun

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• Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.

  Cesar Chavez

  Peace, Powerful, Believe

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• Marshall took nonviolence a step further - beyond Gandhi.

  Johan Galtung

  Communication, Steps, Nonviolent Communication

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• If a house is burning, and bucket of water is thrown on the blaze and doesn't extinguish the fire, this doesn't mean that water won't put out fire. It means we need more water. And so with nonviolence.

  Dorothy Cotton

  Mean, Fire, Water

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• The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  War, Agreement, Opponents

  Mahatma Gandhi (1962). “The Thought of Mahatma Gandhi: A Digest”

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• In a nonviolent army, the general and the officers are elected, or are as if elected, when their authority is moral and rests solely on the willing obedience of the rank and file.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Army, Moral, Obedience

  Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

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• If all were nonviolent, there would be no anarchy and there would be no question of anybody being armed for meeting aggression from without.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Would Be, Anarchy, Aggression

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• If we are nonviolent through and through, our nonviolence would have been self-evident.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Self, Evident, Ifs

  Mahatma Gandhi (1974). “Collected Works”

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• Those who are truthful, nonviolent and brave do not cease to be so because of the stupidity of their leader.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Leader, Brave, Stupidity

  Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

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• Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-violent structure of society.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Violent, Centralization, Structure

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.119, A&C Black

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