“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
“[Writing is] largely a matter of application and hard work, or writing and rewriting endlessly until you are satisfied that you have said what you want to say as clearly and simply as possible. For me that usually means many, many revisions.” WantWritingMeanSaidMatterHardLanguageHard WorkWhat You WantSatisfiedApplicationRevisionRewriting Book:The house of life: Rachel Carson at work Source: The house of life: Rachel Carson at work
“Torture, as the art of discovering the truth, is barbaric nonsense; it is the application of a material means to a spiritual end.” MeanArtEndsSpiritualMaterialsTruth IsTortureNonsenseApplicationDiscoveringBarbaricDiscovering The Truth Book:Baudelaire, His Prose and Poetry Source: Baudelaire, His Prose and Poetry