Non Violence Quotes

"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind." "There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind" "Since it is impossible to eliminate wars the most important thing is to disarm them" "Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is" "Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice" "It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it." "There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence against a government whose reply is only savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people" "Supreme excellence lies in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." "All we are saying is give peace a chance." "There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence" "World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion." "Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock." "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." "The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization." "To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." "There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people." "All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill." "Let no man pull you so low as to hate him." "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."