I may not write in anger or malice. I may not write idly. I may not write merely to excite passion. Often my vanity dictates a smart expression or my anger a harsh adjective. It is a fine exercise to remove these weeds. The reader sees the pages of Young India fairly well dressed-up and is inclined to say, ‘What a fine old man this must be!’ Well, let the world understand that the fineness is carefully and prayerfully cultivated.

M. K. Gandhi, 1869-1948, in Young India, July 2, 1925