nonviolence quotes

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.

We can’t afford to be killing one another.

My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

Nothing good ever comes of violence.

Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.