Susan Cain Quotes

But As The Word Satyagraha Implies, Gandhi's Passivity Was Not Weakness At All. It Meant Focusing On An Ultimate Goal And Refusing To Divert Energy To Unnecessary Skirmishes Along The Way. Restraint, Gandhi Believed, Was One Of His Greatest Assets. And It Was Born Of His Shyness: I Have Naturally Formed The Habit Of Restraining My Thoughts. A Thoughtless Word Hardly Ever Escaped My Tongue Or Pen. Experience Has Taught Me That Silence Is Part Of The Spiritual Discipline Of A Votary Of Truth. We Find So Many People Impatient To Talk. All This Talking Can Hardly Be Said To Be Of Any Benefit To The World. It Is So Much Waste Of Time. My Shyness Has Been In Reality My Shield And Buckler. It Has Allowed Me To Grow. It Has Helped Me In My Discernment Of Truth.

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