In a world where more and more people are seeking ways to question and consciously shape their lifestyles, the vegan lifestyle has gained increasing significance in recent years. This collection of quotes offers a fascinating and inspiring journey through the thoughts and perspectives of activists, philosophers, artists, and scientists who engage with the ethical, ecological, and health aspects of a plant-based diet. The quotes reflect the diverse reasons why more and more people are making the transition to a plant-based diet and the positive impact this can have on our planet, animals, and ourselves. May this collection inspire reflection on our own beliefs and perhaps even encourage change.
Protection for the vulnerable
The religious fear of what is among us naturally also includes the animal world and imposes on humans the duty to honor and protect the creatures that arise among them.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832),German poet
Jnjustice
Even if we cannot hope that everyone will ever adopt a vegetarian lifestyle, no one would have the right to eat meat. An injustice remains an injustice even if everyone commits it.
Magnus Schwantje (1877-1959), animal rights activist, pacifist, author.
In their behavior towards the creature, all people are Nazis... For the animals, every day is Treblinka...
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991),Jewish-American. Writer; Nobel Prize in 1978, emigrated to the USA in 1935.
Learning from animals
Animals are not here for us to eat, but for us to learn from.
Spiritual growth
I feel deeply that spiritual growth at some stage commands us to stop slaughtering our fellow creatures to satisfy our physical needs.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948),leader of the Indian Independence movement, Nobel Prize 1913
Vegetarianism as Hope
Nothing will benefit health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955),
Physicist
On the side of the animals
The cause of animals is more important to me than the worry of making myself look ridiculous.
Jean Ziegler (born 1934),CH National Councilor, author: "Switzerland washes whiter", etc.; UN special representative
Children of one creator
All creatures in creation are children of the one Father and therefore brothers.
Francis of Assisi (1182-1226),Italian saint, founder of the Franciscan Order
For those who don't have a choice
Violence is not our concern, on the contrary - we fight it with determination. It lies in the ruthless, cruel and everyday exploitation of millions of animals, who are reduced to consumer goods, tools for research, and whose actual nature as beings capable of suffering is suppressed.
Brigitte Bardot (born 1934),French. Film actress, animal rights activist
Golden age
The age which we have called the Golden was blessed with the fruits of the trees and the herbs that the earth produces, and the mouth of men was not stained with blood. At that time the birds moved their wings confidently in the air, and the hare roamed the open field without fear. Back then, the fish did not become man's innocent victim. Every place was without treachery; there was no injustice - everything was filled with peace. In later ages a mischief-maker reviled and despised this pure, simple food and buried food taken from corpses into his voracious belly. At the same time he opened the way to wickedness.
Ovid (born 43 BC -18 BC) Publ. Ovidius N.; Roman philosopher, poet
Nature
Nature does not need us, but we need nature.
A slice of life
Meat is a piece of life force as long as it is alive.
Rodger Hodgson (born 1950),Musician, singer, ex-Supertramp
Humanity is already deeply indebted to the animal kingdom, whose members it has tortured and destroyed.
Dr. Edward Bach (1886-1936),Developed Bach flower therapy
Little lamb
I could not strike down an ox, slaughter a sheep, especially a lamb, or wring the neck of a fowl. If I cannot do this without hurting my best feelings, I refuse to let another person do it for me with injury to their feelings. If there were no other reason in favour of our union, this one would be sufficient to determine me to adopt the meatless diet. Sir Isaac Pitman to the Manchester Vegetarian Society in 1875.
Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897), inventor of the English shorthand
Soul
Fortunately, the view that animals have no soul is disappearing more and more in northern countries.
Ehm Welk (1884-1966),German journalist, writer, adult education center founder and professor
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