Quotes About Violence

Here are the top 99 quotes about violence and peace:

1. “Violence is not the answer, it is the question. The answer is yes.” – Unknown
2. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Isaac Asimov
3. “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
4. “Violence is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
5. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
6. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Salvor Hardin
7. “Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.” – Lao Tzu
8. “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
9. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
10. “People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.” – Abigail Van Buren
11. “If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” – Desmond Tutu
12. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Genghis Khan
13. “We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion.” – Mother Teresa
14. “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” – Jimi Hendrix
15. “The only way to deal with violence is to confront it with non-violence. The only way to deal with hate is to confront it with love.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
16. “The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.” – General Omar Bradley
17. “Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
18. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
19. “The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
20. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
21. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – H.G. Wells
22. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato
23. “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
24. “It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.” – Mahatma Gandhi
25. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
26. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi
27. “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
28. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein
29. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
30. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
31. “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” – Nelson Mandela
32. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
33. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
34. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
35. “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir
36. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein
37. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
38. “The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
39. “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
40. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
41. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi
42. “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
43. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
44. “The only way to deal with violence is to confront it with non-violence. The only way to deal with hate is to confront it with love.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
45. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Genghis Khan
46. “The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
47. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
48. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
49. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
50. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein
51. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
52. “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir
53. “The only way to deal with violence is to confront it with non-violence. The only way to deal with hate is to confront it with love.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
54. “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” – Genghis Khan
55. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato
56. “The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
57. “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
58. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
59. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein
60. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
61. “The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
62. “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” – Nelson Mandela
63. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
64. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
65. “The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.” – General Omar Bradley
66. “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
67. “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
68. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” –