The Best Arguments Against Veganism

To find yourself, think for yourself.

Socrates

Evil comes from a failure to think.

It defies thought for as soon as thought

tries to engage itself with evil

and examine the premises and principles

from which it originates,

it is frustrated because it finds nothing there.

That is the banality of evil.

Hannah Arendt

I try to encourage people to think for themselves,

to question standard assumptions... Don't take

assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a

skeptical attitude toward anything that is

conventional wisdom. Make it justify itself.

Be willing to ask questions about what

is taken for granted. Try to think

things through for yourself.

Noam Chomsky

It is impossible for a man to learn

what he thinks he already knows.

Epictetus

Many are destined  to reason wrongly; others,

not to reason at all; and others to persecute

those who do reason.

Voltaire

Those who will not reason, are bigots,

those who cannot, are fools,

and those who dare not, are slaves.

Lord Byron

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die.

As well the minds which are prevented from

changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.

Friedrich Nietzsche

You were not made to live as brutes,

but to follow virtue and knowledge.

Dante Alighieri

Let me give you a definition of ethics:

it is good to maintain and further life

it is bad to damage and destroy life.

Albert Schweitzer

Two percent of the people think.

Three percent of the people think they think.

And ninty-five percent of the people

would rather die than think.

George Bernard Shaw

First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you,

then they fight you, then you win.

Mahatma Gandhi

Don't worry about siding for or against

the majority. Worry about taking up

any of their irrational beliefs.

Marcus Aurelius

It is difficult to get a man to understand

something when his salary depends on

his not understanding it.

Upton Sinclair

Humans lack humanity, not protein.

Eddie Mah

Everyone "loves" animals until they hear

the word "vegan". Then they'll argue tooth

and nail why it's acceptable to abuse them.

Rob Zombie

All the arguments to prove man's superiority

cannot shatter this hard fact:

in suffering the animals are our equals.

Peter Singer

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil

people, but by good people who do not

know themselves and who do not

probe deeply.

Reinhold Niebuhr

The indifference, callousness and contempt

that so many people exhibit toward animals

is evil first because it results in great suffering

in animals, and second because it results in

an incalculably great impoverishment

of the human spirit.

Albert Einstein

Progress is impossible without change,

and those who cannot change their minds

cannot change anything.

George Bernard Shaw

The worst sin towards our fellow creatures

is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them:

that's the essence of inhumanity.

George Bernard Shaw

Work, Work, Work...

My hunger is not for success,

it is for excellence.

Mike Krzyzewski

Don't climb mountains so that people

can see you. Climb mountains so

that you can see the world.

David McCullough Jr.

Don't pray for lighter burdens,

but for stronger backs.

Buddha

All anyone really requires to start a successful

career is a sound mind, a healthy body,

and a genuine desire to be as much service

as possible to as many as possible.

Napoleon Hill

No matter how isolated you are and how

lonely you feel, if you do your work truly

and conscientiously, unknown friends

will come and seek you.

Carl Jung

God sells us all things at the price of labor.

Leonardo da Vinci

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life,

and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do

what you believe is great work. And

the only way to do great work

is to love what you do.

Steve Jobs

The quality of your work reflects the quality

of your character. Focus on excellence in

all you do, and success will follow.

Epictetus

The worst thing that we can do as women

is not stand up for each other, and this is

something we can practice every day,

no matter where we are and what we do

- women sticking up for other women,

choosing to protect and celebrate each other

instead of competing or critizing each other.

Amal Clooney

Recognize that your birth was a response to

the world's requirements, not solely

your own wishes.

Epictetus

God's Creatures 🐄🐑🦃🐓🐠🐖

Earth was created for all of us, not some of us.

Anthony Douglas Williams

It may be suggested by some books that it is not

a sin to kill an animal, but it is written in our

own hearts - more clearly than in any book -

that we should take pity on animals

in the same way as we do on humans.

Leo Tolstoy

For if animals are God's creatures, we have no

absolute rights over them, only the duty to look

after them as God would look after them.

To stand with Jesus is to reject our view of

ourselves as gods and lords of creation. We are

to honor life for the sake of the Lord of the life.

Andrew Linzey

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation,

and have treated our distant cousins in fur

and feathers so badly that beyond doubt,

if they were able to formulate a religion,

they would depict the Devil in human form.

William Ralph Inge

If God condones what we do to animals -

then what does the Devil do?

Gary Yourofsky

The Gods created certain kinds of beings

to replenish our bodies; they are the trees

and the plants and the seeds.

Plato

Why should man expect his prayer for mercy

to be heard by what is above him when he

shows no mercy to those under his power?

Pierre Troubetzkoy

Where love is, there God is also.

Mahatma Gandhi

'Thou shall not kill' does not apply to murder of

one's own kind only, but to all living beings;

and this Commandment was inscribed in

the human heart long before it was

proclaimed from Sinai.

Leo Tolstoy

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 kind

to man and animals, it is all a sham.

Anna Sewell

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.

Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

Mahatma Gandhi

The basis of all animal rights should be

the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we

would wish them to treat us, were any

other species in our dominant position.

Christine Stevens

It ill becomes us to invoke in our daily prayers

the blessings of God, the Compassionate,

if we in turn will not practice elemantary

compassion toward our fellow creatures.

Mahatma Gandhi

No God would be a slave master,

a torturer and a killer of his animals, his babies.

If he was, then he would not be God.

He would be the Devil.

Gary Yourofsky

Those who are merciful will be shown mercy

by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those

on the earth and the One in the heavens

will have mercy on you.

Mishkat al-Masabih: Book 6, Chapter 7, 8:178

My religion is based on truth and non-violence.

Truth is my God. Non-violence is

the means of realising him.

Mahatma Gandhi

Man worships an invisible God

and destroys a visible Nature.

Unaware that this Nature he's destroying

is this God he's worshiping.

Hubert Reeves

Be kind to all creatures.

This is the true religion.

Buddha

Ajar Setiadi

How to Talk to Meat-Eaters

I cannot teach anybody anything.

I can only make them think.

Socrates

Idealism without pragmatism is impotent.

Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless.

The key... is pragmatic idealism.

Richar M. Nixon

When dealing with people, remember you are

not dealing with creatures of logic,

but creatures of emotion.

Dale Carnegie

Never argue with stupid people,

they will drag you down to their level

and then beat you with experience.

Mark Twain

The superior man thinks of virtue;

the common man thinks of comfort.

Confucius

The best way to convince someone is by

making him realize that what you speak

came from his own mind.

Alan Watts

The most difficult subjects can be explained

to the most slow-witted man if he has not

formed any idea of them already; but

the simplest thing cannot be made clear

to the most intelligent man if he is firmly

persuaded that he knows already,

without a shadow of doubt,

what is laid before him.

Leo Tolstoy

Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive

the cleverest and most penetrating man,

but the least wide-awake of children

recognizes it, and is revolted by it,

however ingeniously it may be disguised.

Leo Tolstoy

I don't want to belong to any club

that would accept me as a member.

Groucho Marx

The very man who has argued you down,

will sometimes be found, years later,

to have been influenced by what you said.

C.S. Lewis

People may hear your words,

but they feel your attitude.

John C. Maxwell

First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you,

then they fight you, then you win.

Mahatma Gandhi

The changes in our life must come from

the impossibility to live otherwise than to

the demands of our conscience, not from our

mental resolution to try a new form of life.

Leo Tolstoy

In order for the truth to be heard, it must

be spoken with love. No matter how wise

and true a spoken word is it will not be

conveyed to someone if it's spoken in anger.

Leo Tolstoy

Ladies of the Night

The difference between a lady and a flower girl

is not how she behaves, but how she's treated.

George Bernard Shaw

💞 Dating 💓

The secret is not to chase butterflies,

but to take care of the garden

so they'll come to you.

- You teach people how to treat you.

- Look your best. Wear colors like red, pink or leopard. Wear jewelry, makeup, perfume and heels. Make sure that your hair and nails are done.

- If he brings you a gift, say "thank you" and smile.

- Allow him to open the door for you and help you with anything that you have in your hands, to walk on the side of the street that the cars are passing by, to give you his jacket if it's cold and to pull the chair out for you.

- Put the purse in your lap or over the chair. Not on the ground or the floor. Under every bar there's hooks to wrap your purse around.

- Smile, make eye contact and make sure that you're engaged. Put your phone on silent and keep it in your purse. Don't take pictures.

- You don't have to answer any question that you don't want to answer. Just smile or laugh and turn your head. Change the subject. Listen more than you talk. Don't try too hard. Stay away from topics that can be uncomfortable, unhygienic or unpleasant. Avoid topics like personal belifes, politics and religion.

- Allow your date to flag down the waiter. Don't order too much food and don't drink too much alcohol. Not more than one glass of wine or champagne. Order light food and don't overeat.

- Speak in a feminine, soft voice. Have a nice low tone.

- Give compliments but not too many.

- Let him take the lead. Allow it to be silent sometimes. Make eye contact and smile.

- Flirt. Learn from movies and other women. Lean in and tilt your head. Use your body.

- Observe his behaviour towards you, the waiter etc. Take in everything.

- Have manners and etiquette. Take your napkin and dab your face. Make sure that you're not spitting when you're talking or talking with food in your mouth. Be mindful of the noices that you make with your mouth. 

- Always say "excuse me" before you get up from any table. Go to the restroom and touch up your makeup. Make sure nothing is stuck in your teeth.

- Don't reach for the check or ask him what you're going to do with it. If he doesn't pay - it's not a date. 

- Don't complain about anything.

- Allow the man to lead, help and impress you.

- At the end of the date, let him know that you had a nice time, smile and thank him. Be genuine and grateful.

- Let him pursue you, ask you out on another date and start a conversation with you.

1. Positive energy.

2. Look your best.

3. Smell good.

4. Go with the flow. Be present.

5. Flirt - but don't get sexual.

The best way of killing a rose

is to force it open when it is still

only the promise of a bud.

José Saramago

1. Being a tease.

2. Focusing on money & accomplishments.

3. Playing hard to get.

4. Having an entitled mindset.

5. Holding him to standards you won't hold yourself to.

6. Wearing too much makeup.

7. Being too hard.

8. Making it all about God (or anything).

9. Being too independent.

Oh, the tiger will love you.

There is no sincerer love

than the love of food.

George Bernard Shaw

1. Shipped or no nail polish.

2. Being too much on your phone.

3. Too much makeup.

4. Slutty outfits in public.

5. Talking like a truck driver.

6. Asking for money or gifts.

1. Quality over quantity.

2. Set your standards.

3. Stand by your words.

4. Don't play games.

5. Reciprocate & appreciate.

6. Be confident and be yourself.

7. Never be afraid to lose.

You must find the courage to leave the table

if respect is no longer being served.

Tene Edwards

1. Positive attitude.

2. Physical attraction.

3. Transparency.

4. A willingness to listen.

5. Respect.

6. Loyalty and support.

7. Feminine energy.

Show up and let go.

Love them and let them decide.

Do not force anything, just be open.

Mastin Kipp

How to Travel

The purpose is not the destination

but the journey itself.

Amish Tripathi

Travel and tell no one, live a true love story

and tell no one, live happily and tell no one,

people ruin beautiful things.

Khalil Gibran

A life without self-reflection and exploration

is not one worth living.

Socrates

Environment is the invisible hand

that shapes our behavior.

James Clear

Better to try all things and find all empty,

than to try nothing and leave your life a blank.

Charlotte Bronte

1. Make a list of your essentials.

2. Coordinate outfits in advance.

3. Use packing cubes.

4. Fold heavy items, roll smaller items.

5. Have a waterproof bag for liquid.

6. Wear the bulkiest items and accessories on the plane.

7. Make use of every space.

8. Travel with less.

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain,

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson

Either write something worth reading

or do something worth writing.

Benjamin Franklin

🪳 What About Insects? 🐝

Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar

is almost as valuable to the child

as it is to the caterpillar.

Bradley Miller

Start with what is right

rather than what is acceptable.

Franz Kafka

True empathy is not self-focused but other-

oriented. Instead of making humanity

the measure of all things, we need to

evaluate other species by what they are.

Frans de Waal

The greater your capacity for love,

the more beauty you find in the world.

Jane Smiley

If honey bees die out,

humans will follow a few years later.

Albert Einstein

Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening

our circle of compassion to embrace all living

creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.

Albert Einstein

🍴 All Life is Connected 🌍

We're at war with nature.

If we win, we're lost.

Hubert Reeves

Eating animals has brought us to our knees

as a species. I think it's time to re-examine

our world in a way that doesn't abuse

other species.

Brian May

The concept of factory farming is one 

of our biggest failures as a species.

Khaled bin Alwaleed

Jo Frederiks

The fate of animals is more important to me

than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is

indissolubly connected with the fate of men.

Émile Zola

Our fate is inextricably linked to the health and

resilience of the Earth and our fellow earthlings,

and when these are harmed and made to suffer,

so are we.

Gene Baur

The New Swiss Army Knife of the Future

In our hands now lies not only our own future,

but that of all other living creatures

with whom we share the Earth.

David Attenborough

The whole creation groans under the weight

of the evil we humans visit upon these

powerless creatures.

Tom Regan

We are the collateral damage of carnism;

we pay for it with our health,

our environment and our taxes.

Melanie Joy

Reality cannot be ignored except at a price;

and the longer the ignorance is persisted in,

the higher and more terrible becomes

the price that must be paid.

Aldous Huxley

Nothing will benefit human health and

increase the chances for survival of life on Earth

as much as the evolution to a vegan diet.

If the whole world adopts veganism,

it can change the destiny of humankind.

Albert Einstein

We are, quite literally, gambling with the future

of our planet - for the sake of hamburgers.

Peter Singer

Veganism is the 'single biggest way' to reduce

your environmental impact on the planet.

Joseph Poore

The Elephant in the Room

Man can no longer live for himself alone.

We must realize that all life is valuable

and that we are united to all life.

Albert Schweitzer

Every time you spend money you're casting

a vote for the kind of world you want.

Anna Lappé

Palm Oil and Pollution

Do your little bit of good where you are;

it's those little bits of good put together

that overwhelm the world.

Desmond Tutu

We are all victims of the violence that animals

suffer... their liberation is also our liberation.

George Bernard Shaw

Jo Frederiks

Ironically, people will do anything to protect

their children, except protect the planet.

Khaled Bin Alwaleed

We are made wise not by the recollection

of our past, but by the responsibility

for our future.

George Bernard Shaw

Jo Frederiks

I think that the Earth's immune system is trying

to get rid of us, as well it should.

Kurt Vonnegut

The destiny of animals cannot be separated

from the destiny of man, and the destiny

of man cannot be separated from

the destiny of all of nature.

Gregory Colbert

What will save us is not technology or science.

What will save us is the ethical

transformation of our society.

Carmelite Father Eduardo Agosta Scarel

How we treat animals is powerfully connected

to our relationship with the world itself.

Nathalie Portman

In the Belly of the Beast

While we ourselves are the living graves

of murdered animals, how can we expect

any ideal living conditions on this Earth?

George Bernard Shaw