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)
Kontext: 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.
„Myslite ako muž činu a konajte ako rozmýšľajúci človek.“
„Ten, kto má dôvod na svoj život, vydrží takmer všetko.“
„Keď sa muž poreže pri holení, takmer vždy použije materinský jazyk.“
„Vždy som si myslel, že činy mužov sú najlepšou interpretáciou ich myšlienok.“
„Konanie nemusí vždy priniesť šťastie, ale bez konania nie je šťastie.“
„Inteligentný človek koná skôr ako hovorí, a potom hovorí v súvislosti so svojim konaním.“
