A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.

Quote by Leo Tolstoy

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War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature...

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men...

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of...

To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of...

He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did...

He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did...

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.

Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything...

Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything...

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked...

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked...

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its...

Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its...

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would...

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would...

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but...

We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the...

Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the...

Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.

Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but...

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but...

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something...

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something...