"All great religions have rightly regarded kama as the arch-enemy of man, anger or hatred coming only in the second place."
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"Our struggle consists in showing that our nonviolence is neither a cloak to hide our violence or hatred, nor a preparation for violence in the near or distant future."
"The hater hates not for the sake of hatred but because he wants to drive away from his country the hated being or beings."
"Hatred ever kills, love never dies. Such is the vast difference between the two... The duty of a human being is to diminish hatred and to promote love."
"Swadeshism is not a cult of hatred. It is a doctrine of selfless service that has its roots in the purest ahimsa, i.e. love."
"If we remain nonviolent, hatred will die as everything does from disuse."
"Humankind has to get out of violence only through non-violence. Hatred can be overcome only by love. Counter - hatred only increases the surface as well as the depth of hatred."
"If Hinduism teaches hatred of Islam or of non-Hindus, it is doomed to destruction."
"... we have to learn to use that force (love) among all that lives, and in the use of it consists our knowledge of God. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction."
"I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones."
"History is not hatred."
"This is not the person I wanted to become: Hatred has carved a permanent place inside me, a hollow where things are so easily lost."
"Never by hatred is hatred appeased, but it is appeased by kindness. This is an eternal truth."
"For it is most true that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast."
"The healing of ourselves is the healing of the whole nation. Society is only a manifestation of our collective consciousness and our collective consciousness has a lot of fear, violence and hatred in it. ... It is possible to transform our heart...Not much time is needed...(the transformation can be born) the moment you vow to go in the direction of peace and service."
"All violence is injustice. Responding to violence with violence is injustice, not only to the other person but also to oneself. Responding to violence with violence resolves nothing; it only escalates violence, anger and hatred. It is only with compassion that we can embrace and disintegrate violence. This is true in relationships between individuals as well as in relationships between nations."
"Hatred is a settled anger."
"We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation."
"When our hatred is too alive puts us below what we hate."
"Hatred is stronger than friendship."