“I learnt the lesson on nonviolence from my wife, when I tried to bend her to my will. Her determined resistance to my will on the one hand, and her quiet submission to the suffering my stupidity involved on the other, ultimately made me ashamed of myself and cured me of my stupidity in thinking that I was born to rule over her.” ThinkingMadeHandsSufferingBornWifeInvolvedLessonsQuietStupidityDeterminedMy WifeResistanceAshamedNonviolenceSubmission Book:The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings Source: The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings
“Although one is not inclined to be timid or nervous, it is nevertheless a trifle depressing to receive letters full of expostulation and entreaty: 'If you are determined to commit suicide, why not come home and do so in a quiet lady-like manner?'” IfsHomeQuietLettersSuicideDeterminedCommitNervousWhy NotComing HomeDepressingNeverthelessTrifles Author:Annie Smith Peck
“Success is not necessarily determined by material possessions or accomplishments. You can enjoy success simply by reaching the point where you are perfectly content with your life in every respect and you feel no dissatisfaction or pressing need for anything else. In this sense, you can be a success sitting by yourself in a quiet place contemplating the world.” WorldNeedsFeelsEnjoyMaterialsQuietSittingPossessionDeterminedAccomplishmentReachingWhere You AreContemplatingDissatisfactionMaterial PossessionsQuiet Place Book:The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success Source: The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success
“History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places.” FoundSilenceWrittenTruth IsQuietDeterminedStrongestQuiet Place Author:Kate Mosse