To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
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I have known many meat eaters to be far more nonviolent than vegetarians.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Gandhi suggests that dietary choices do not solely determine a person's capacity for nonviolence.
In this quote, Mahatma Gandhi emphasizes that being a vegetarian does not automatically equate to being nonviolent, and conversely, many meat eaters can embody compassion and nonviolent principles. Gandhi invites us to look beyond dietary choices and consider the broader spectrum of human behavior and ethics when evaluating a person's character and their commitment to nonviolence.
Themes
NonviolenceDietCompassionEthicsLifestyle
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech on ethical living, one could say, 'As Gandhi once noted, many meat eaters can be more nonviolent than vegetarians.'
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