“It is a specious but false reason to allege that,…

“It is a specious but false reason to allege that, since man has acquired this taste, he ought to be permitted to indulge it – in the first place because Nature has not given him cooked flesh, and because several ages must have rolled away before fire was used. […] Nature, then, could have given man only raw or living flesh, and we know that it is repugnant to him over the whole extent of the earth.” – Jean Antoine Gleizes, Thalysie, 1840

Anatomical and Physiological

Other Vegetarianism Quotes

“Humankind does not show the mixed structural features one expects and finds in anatomical omnivores such as bears and raccoons. Thus, from comparing the gastrointestinal tract of humans to that of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores we must conclude that humankind’s GI tract is designed for a purely plant-food diet.” - Milton R. Mills, M.D., The Comparative Anatomy of Eating - View Quote Details on “Humankind does not show the mixed structural features one expects…
Isaac Bashevis Singer, in Judaism and Vegetarianism - View Quote Details on Isaac Bashevis Singer, in Judaism and Vegetarianism
“The peoples living upon vegetable foods, are, of all men, the handsomest, the most vigorous, the least exposed to diseases and to passions, and they whose lives last longest” – Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Etudes - View Quote Details on “The peoples living upon vegetable foods, are, of all men,…
John Gay, The Fables, Volume 1 (1727), Pythagoras and the Countryman - View Quote Details on John Gay, The Fables, Volume 1 (1727), Pythagoras and the…
“People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.” - Isaac Bashevis Singer - View Quote Details on “People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as…
” [A]lthough we think we are one and we act as if we are one, human beings are not natural carnivores. When we kill animals to eat them, they end up killing us because their flesh, which contains cholesterol and saturated fat, was never intended for human beings, who are natural herbivores.” - Dr. William C. Roberts, M.D., editor of the authoritative American Journal of Cardiology - View Quote Details on ” [A]lthough we think we are one and we act…
” I became a vegetarian because I was persuaded that life is as valid for other creatures as it is for humans. I do not need dead animal bodies to keep me alive, strong and healthy. Therefore, I will not kill for food.” – Scott Nearing, On The Making of a Radical - View Quote Details on ” I became a vegetarian because I was persuaded that…
” All wholesome food is caught without a net or a trap. ” – William Blake, on The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - View Quote Details on ” All wholesome food is caught without a net or…
“He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man.” - Isaiah 66.3 - View Quote Details on “He that killeth an ox is as if he slew…
“We manage to swallow flesh, only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing we do.” - Rabinadranath Tagore, Glimpses of Bengal Letters, 1894 - View Quote Details on “We manage to swallow flesh, only because we do not…