Violent Quotes

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When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The hatred of those who are near to us is most violent. — Tacitus
The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God. — Cesar Chavez
There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people. — Cesar Chavez
...people think non-violence is really weak and non-militant. These are misconceptions that people have because they don't understand what non-violence means. Non-violence takes more guts,… — Cesar Chavez
When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us, so it is how we… — Cesar Chavez
Who can deny that all men are violent lovers of the truth, when we see them so positive in their errors, which they will maintain… — Jonathan Swift
Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in his own eyes. — Daniel Defoe
And in the racial climate of this country today, it is anybody's guess which of the 'extremes' in approach to the black man's problems might… — Malcolm X
All destruction, by violent revolution or however it be, is but new creation on a wider scale. — Thomas Carlyle
There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds so many violent mutant strains. — Salman Rushdie
The old fairy tales are very, very violent, and these days I think we could do with a little less of it. — Julie Andrews
The ego is your enemy, not your friend. It is the ego that gives you wounds and hurts you. It is the ego that makes… — Rajneesh
A way of life that ever more rapidly depletes the power of the Earth to sustain it and piles up ever more insoluble problems for… — E F Schumacher
Birth is violent, whether it be the birth of a child or the birth of an idea. — Marianne Williamson
The richer you are, the more worries you have - problems of security, future. Whatsoever you have, you have to hold it. You have to… — Rajneesh
This whole society, up to now, has been very violent with the individual. It does not believe in the individual; it is against the individual.… — Rajneesh
Ambition is violence, the very effort to succeed in the world is violent. — Rajneesh
The most violent weapon on earth is the table fork. — Mahatma Gandhi
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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