“How can one, who eats the flesh of others to…

“How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?” - Tiruvalluvar, Tirukkural: 251

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“The same quantity of ground has been proved to be capable of sustaining a larger and stronger population on a vegetable than on a meat diet.” -Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster, Philozoia, 1839, p. 43 - View Quote Details on “The same quantity of ground has been proved to be…
“You can’t tear flesh by hand, you can’t tear hide by hand. Our anterior teeth are not suited for tearing flesh or hide. We don’t have large canine teeth, and we wouldn’t have been able to deal with food sources that require those large canines” – Dr. Richard Leakey - View Quote Details on “You can’t tear flesh by hand, you can’t tear hide…
“Vegetarians have the best diet. They have the lowest rates of coronary disease of any group in the country… they have a fraction of our heart attack rate, and they have only 40 percent of our cancer rate.” — William Castelli, M.D., director of the Framingham Heart Study, the longest-running clinical study in medical history - View Quote Details on “Vegetarians have the best diet. They have the lowest rates…
“Those who eat flesh are but eating grains and vegetables at second hand; for the animal receives from these things the nutrition that produces growth. The life that was in the grains and the vegetables passes into the eater. We receive it by eating the flesh of the animal. How much better to get it direct by eating the food that God provided for our use!” - Ellen White, Health and Happiness, 1905 - View Quote Details on “Those who eat flesh are but eating grains and vegetables…
An eminent Hindu quoted by Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958) in Every Living Creature, p. 32 - View Quote Details on An eminent Hindu quoted by Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958) in…
“Meat is for beasts to feed on.” - Ovid - View Quote Details on “Meat is for beasts to feed on.” - Ovid
” It seems obvious to me that a Christ-child who is depicted in the scriptures as being born in the stable, surrounded by animals, is not meant to be the figurehead of a Great Slaughter and a feast of gluttony and self indulgence. ” – Lady Dowding - View Quote Details on ” It seems obvious to me that a Christ-child who…
“For the last month I have been a strict vegetarian. The moral effects of this regime are immense, owing to the voluntary subjugation of the flesh and the resulting absence of desires. You will appreciate how full I am of this idea when I tell you that I expect it to work the regeneration of mankind. I advise you to change over to a natural way of life, with proper nourishment (wholemeal bread), and you will soon feel the benefit.” – Gustav Mahler, on a 1880 letter - View Quote Details on “For the last month I have been a strict vegetarian…
“Showing meat eaters that you can get bigger and stronger on a vegan diet is the best thing about being a vegan strength coach.” – Mike Mahler, in www.veganbodybuilding.com - View Quote Details on “Showing meat eaters that you can get bigger and stronger…
Isaac Bashevis Singer, in Judaism and Vegetarianism - View Quote Details on Isaac Bashevis Singer, in Judaism and Vegetarianism