Top 15 Morarji Desai Quotes

Is any serious crime committed without drinking? You see, if drinking were ruining only the man himself, then it wouldn’t matter so much. But, why have we introduced it [prohibition] in the constitution? It’s a crime against society as well. Take the case of ending your own life. Life is to live, therefore we’ve to discourage suicide. That doesn’t mean you can’t actually stop suicide, nobody can stop the actual act. Therefore, it’s only the unsuccessful attempt which is an offence.

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

You are quite correct in saying that I banned the export of monkeys on a humanitarian basis and not because the number was lessening.

One has got to choose between the two evils, also between the lesser of the two evils in the matter of food, and therefore vegetarian food has got to be taken by man in order to sustain human life

In the early ages, I believe not much thought was given to what man is and what his real functions should be, and what is the real purpose of his life.

We should propagate the values of vegetarianism.

I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defense, should one think of killing any animal.

I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.

An expert gives an objective view. He gives his own view.

I do not want to go into its physical reasons: the construction of the human body is different from that of carnivorous animals. But man's intelligence is such that it can be utilised to defend any-thing he does, whether right or wrong.

Vegetarianism alone can give us the quality of compassion, which distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world.

One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.

As long as man eats animals how can cruelty to animals be removed.

The vegetarian movement is an ancient movement and is not quite a modern one.

If we do not want to be pained by anybody we must not pain anybody; and how can man consider himself humane if he wants to live at the cost of others.