Nobody was born nonviolent, No one was born charitable. None of us comes to these things by nature but only by conversion. The first duty of the nonviolent community is helping its members work upon themselves and come to conversion.

Quote by Sidonie Gabrielle

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The cat is the animal to whom the Creator gave the biggest eye, the softest...

The cat is the animal to whom the Creator gave the biggest eye, the softest...

There are no ordinary cats.

There are no ordinary cats.

By associating with the cat one only risks becoming richer.

By associating with the cat one only risks becoming richer.

For to dream and then to return to reality only means that our qualms suffer...

For to dream and then to return to reality only means that our qualms suffer...

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

Real poverty is lack of books.

Real poverty is lack of books.

Real poverty is lack of books

Real poverty is lack of books

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to...

Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to...

There are some people who live in a dream world, but there are others who...

There are some people who live in a dream world, but there are others who...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a...

The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a...

A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude

A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude

Am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past...

Am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past...

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

How do you like them? like a pear, a lemon, a la Montgolfier, half an...

How do you like them? like a pear, a lemon, a la Montgolfier, half an...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life....

I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life....

It is not necessary to advertise food to hungry people, fuel to cold people, or...

It is not necessary to advertise food to hungry people, fuel to cold people, or...