Veggie Quotes
Henry David ThoreauWhatever my own practice may be, I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other when they came in contact with the more civilized.
American author, naturalist (1812-1862)
Henry David ThoreauEvery man who has ever been earnest to preserve his higher or poetic faculties in the best condition has been particularly inclined to abstain from animal food.
American author, naturalist (1812-1862)
Henry David ThoreauOne farmer says to me, ‘You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make the bones with;’ and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying himself with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable-made bones, jerk him and his lumbering plow along in spite of every obstacle.
Immanuel KantHe who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
Isaac BashevisIf there would come a voice from God saying, 'I'm against vegetarianism!' I would say, 'Well, I am for it!' This is how strongly I feel in this regard.
Singer, Yiddish Laureate of literature, 1978 Nobel Prize recipient, (1904-1991)
Jake ShieldsI personally don’t like eating animals. I’m not the kind of person that tries to preach to other people. But, for me, I don’t feel right about doing it. That’s the main reason why I stay vegetarian…I know the guys that have switched [to vegetarian] all swear by it—they say they love how it makes them feel.
John RobbinsIt is increasingly obvious that environmentally sustainable solutions to world hunger can only emerge as people eat more plant foods and fewer animal products. To me it is deeply moving that the same food choices that give us the best chance to eliminate world hunger are also those that take the least toll on the environment, contribute the most to our long-term health, are the safest, and are also, far and away, the most compassionate towards our fellow creatures.
Author of Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution
Leonardo Da VinciThe time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.
Italian sculptor, artist, inventor, (1452-1519)
Mahatma GandhiIt is very significant that some of the most thoughtful and cultured men are partisans of a pure vegetable diet.
Hindu pacifist and spiritual leader, (1869-1948)
Mahatma GandhiI do not regard flesh-food as necessary for us at any stage and under any clime in which it is possible for human beings ordinarily to live, I hold flesh-food to be unsuited to our species.
Hindu pacifist and spiritual leader, (1869-1948)