“Self must be denied as to time and attention for prayer. All-prayer cannot be wielded without the expenditure of time. "A minute with God" seldom lays hold of Him. Sustained prayer is necessary. Such time may only be found by snatching it from personal pursuits, however legitimate they may be.” MaySelfFoundPrayerAttentionMinutesLaysPursuitDeniedExpenditures Author:Walter J Chantry
“In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered, in the earliest stages, that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent, but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy. For, what appears to be truth to the one may appear to be error to the other. And patience means self-suffering. So the doctrine came to mean vindication of Truth, not by infliction of suffering on the opponent but one's own self.” MayMeanSelfSufferingViolenceStageErrorsPursuitDoctrineOpponentsApplicationSatyagrahaVindicationInfliction Book:Gandhi: Selected Political Writings Source: Gandhi: Selected Political Writings
“If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard enough. Any challenging pursuit will encounter frequent patches of frustration. Writing is nothing if not challenging.” IfsWritingTryingMayHardEnoughChallengesBasesPursuitEncountersFrustrationDiscouragedPatchesTrying Hard Author:Maxwell Perkins
“Religion is a set of social and political institutions and spirituality is a private pursuit which may or may not take place in a church setting.” MayPoliticalSpiritualitySocialChurchInstitutionsPursuitSettingSettingsPolitical Institutions Author:D. Patrick Miller
“Sometimes great injustices may be inflicted on the minority when the majority is in the pursuit of a great and just cause.” MaySometimesCausesMajorityInjusticePursuitMinorities Book:The Undiscovered Paul Robeson , An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939 Source: The Undiscovered Paul Robeson , An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939