animal quotes Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Non-injury to living beings is the highest religion. Jainism Those who permit the slaughter of an animal, who kills it, who cuts it up, who buys or sells flesh, who cooks it, who serves it up, and who eats it, are all slayers. Hinduism What is religion? Compassion for all things, which have life. Hinduism. Hitopadesa A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is a bad as an act of cruelty to a human being. Prophet Mohammed Meat can not be procured without causing destruction of life; one who uses flesh, therefore, commits ahimsa (injury) unavoidably. Jainism One who harms animals, directly or indirectly, has not understood deeds of sin…those whose minds are at peace and who are free from passions do not desire to live at the expense of others. Jainism Non-injury to living beings is the highest religion. Jainism I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. Abraham Lincoln I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. Abraham Lincoln There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to beasts as well as man it is all a sham. Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words. Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty Every animal knows more than you do. Native American Proverb What is a man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die form great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to man. Chief Seattle The Earth does not belong to man; Man belongs to the Earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. Chief Seattle We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees. Qwatsinas
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