A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
On Mahatma Gandhi<!-- p. 506 (1949) / p. 310 (1961) -->
Autobiography (1936; 1949; 1958)
Kontextus: I knew that Gandhiji usually acts on instinct (I prefer to call it that than the "inner voice" or an answer to prayer) and very often that instinct is right. He has repeatedly shown what a wonderful knack he has of sensing the mass mind and of acting at the psychological moment. The reasons which he afterward adduces to justify his action are usually afterthoughts and seldom carry one very far. A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
„Amelyik pincér nem tud mosolyogni, jobban tette volna, ha vendégnek születik.”
„Akik tudnak, azok cselekszenek. Akik értik, tanítanak.”
Eredeti: I agree with your remark about loving your enemy as far as actions are concerned. But for me the cognitive basis is the trust in an unrestricted causality. 'I cannot hate him, because he must do what he does.'
„Aki igazán tud valamit, annak nincs oka kiabálni.”
