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.

Friday, March 28, 2008

FATE

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. …….Buddha

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence……. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men are not prisoners of fate,
but only prisoners of their own minds ……. Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is what a man thinks of himself,

that really determines his fate. ……. Henry David Thoreau

As punishment for my contempt for authority,
fate has made me an authority myself. …….. Albert Einstein

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant. …….. Seneca

Fate is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice;

It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ………William Jennings Bryan

When Fate hands you a lemon, try making lemonade. ….Dale Carnegie

There is no Fate but your own Fate. ……Leslie Grimutter

Control your Fate, or someone else will do so. …..Jack Welch

Fate has two ways of crushing us;
-By refusing our wishes, or by fulfilling them. …..Henri F. Amiel

Go with your Fate, but never beyond;
Beyond leads to dark places. ……Mary Renault

There is no Fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. ….Albert Camus

What separates the winners from the losers,
Is how a person deals with each twist of Fate. …..Donald Trump

We seal our Fate, with the choices we make. …..Gloria Estefan
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