Force a hand, the voice warned, and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally.
Interpretation
Using persuasion rather than force leads to cooperation and unity.
This quote highlights the importance of influence and persuasion over coercion in achieving one's goals. It suggests that rather than forcing someone to act against their will, it is more effective to inspire and guide their thoughts, making them a partner in the endeavor.
In practice
In a leadership meeting to emphasize teamwork, one might say this quote to encourage collaboration rather than confrontation.
I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit
Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.
Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.
Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.
We have plenty of technologies we could use to destroy the planet, and we don't. There's more love on this planet than hate; there's more creativity than destructive power.
When you exercise your freedom to express yourself at the lowest level, you ultimately condemn yourself to live at that level.
He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass.
You create a good future by creating a good present.
It is my wish that you may have at better and freer life than I have had. Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience; this was what upheld me in time of misery.
If you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you don't get all the facts, it can't be right.
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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