Quotes About Nonviolence

Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

If you hold an anti-war rally, I shall not attend. But if you hold a Pro-Peace rally invite me.

Sometimes violence cannot be stopped no matter what we do. But the more peaceful we are, the better chance we have of bringing out the peace in those around us.

Today, together, let us repeat as our slogan that all trace of violence must disappear from this earth, then the sun will be honey-colored and music good to hear.

If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone.

Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.

That's all nonviolence is - organized love.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

What we need is a generation of peace.

It Is possible to live in peace.

Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.

The God of peace is never glorified by human violence.

Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

The path of violence has not yielded anything. Shed guns and adopt the path of peace, unity, goodwill and brotherhood.

Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.

I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.

We need a world-wide Department of Peace.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife

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