Words matter. These are the best Non-Violence Quotes from famous people such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jack Canfield, Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, Rajiv Gandhi, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.
Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.
There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
How shall we remember Mahatma Gandhi, that eternal pilgrim of freedom? Born of the very spirit of India, steeped in the tradition, the song, the legend of our ancient land – and yet he was revolutionary. Unique among revolutionaries, he marched for freedom, clad in the robe of truth, with non-violence for his staff.
Non-violence is the essence of the entire Buddha’s teaching, and the practice of non-violence is the entire essence of the practice of Buddha dharma, Buddhist spirituality, in one’s life.
Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.
In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.
I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.
Violence is not more efficient than non-violence.
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi’s Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.
I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.
Non-violence is the article of faith.
To be violent is the ultimate laziness. War always seems a great effort, but it is the easy way. And false non-violence is also an idol.
I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man’s problem just to avoid violence.
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people.
The only thing that’s been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night.
I completely believe in peace and non-violence.
What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent.
Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
