An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.

Violence does not build a better society, it only builds more sophisticated weapons.

When violence is the answer, it's usually because we're asking the wrong questions.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept the force of violence and return it as wisdom.

Violence is the language of the unheard.

He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster.

The first casualty of violence is truth.

Violence is the fear of the ideas of others, and the failure of one's own.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Violence is the weapon of those who have run out of words.

To hurt another is to hurt yourself. To control another is to be controlled yourself.

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

Violence is the desperate resort of those who lack the courage to understand.

When you resort to violence, you've already lost the argument.

Violence is the argument of the weak, the refuge of the fearful, and the tool of the incompetent.

True strength lies in restraint, not in the unleashing of force.