Vegetarianism Quote by Henry David Thoreau

The repugnance to animal food is not the effect of experience, but is an instinct. It appeared more beautiful to live low and farehard…

— Henry David Thoreau

Let the advocate of animal food, force himself to a decisive experiment on its fitness, and as Plutarch recommends, tear a living lamb with…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“You cannot kill and eat animals and expect to help them, much less challenge the food system that profits from our choice to keep…

— James McWilliams

“If animals are just commodities, then we are just consumers, with no greater good than material pleasure and no higher law than appetite.”

— Matthew Scully

“The justifications for eating animals and for not eating them are often identical: we are not them.”

— Johnathan Safran Foer

“Food is about nurturing: not only physical but also emotional nurturing.”

— Ina Garten

“The topic of instincts is tough to dissect. But one can gain an understanding by observing the behaviour of animals.”

— Mitta Xinindlu

“Especially when it comes to animals used for food, humanity’s reasoning power and concern about fairness plummets.”

— Karen Davis

“We are not encouraged, on a daily basis, to pay careful attention to the animals we eat. On the contrary, the meat, dairy, and…

— Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

“Be careful what you feed your body and consider what you feed your senses. Both provide you sustenance that makes you who you are.”

— Simon Boylan

“It is said that real human nature reveals itself under extreme conditions. As I starved in prison, I realizes that eating was one of…

— Andy Raskin

“animals behaved with purpose, it seemed. Unlike people.”

— Barbara Kingsolver