Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Monday, February 25, 2008

EGO

The great corrupter of man is the Ego.
Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. ……Dean Acheson

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight. ……. John Bradshaw

The ultimate aim of the Ego is not to see something, but to be something. …... Muhammed Iqbal

One may understand the cosmos, but never the Ego;
The self is more distant than any star. ……..G.K. Chesterton

Life is a compromise of what your Ego wants to do,
What experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do …….Bruce Crampton
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