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, April 21, 2008

FAILURE

Failure is an event, never a person. …….William D. Brown,

Failure is the condiment that gives Success its flavor. .…Truman Capote

There are two kinds of Failure;
Those who thought but never did,
and those who did but never thought. ......Lawrence E. Peters.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven.
He who never risks and never fails,
is a failure in his whole being. ………Paul Tillich

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again,
This time, more intelligently. ……..Henry Ford

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better
than those who try to do nothing and succeed. …..Lloyd Jones

Rather Fail with honor than succeed by Fraud. ...Sophocles

It does not matter how many times you fall,
What matters above all, is the first time you do not get up,
For then and only then , you will have Failed . .......Edward A. Moses

Failure is success, if we learnt from it. ......Malcolm S. Forbes

No man is a failure who has friends. …….Clarence, “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Understand that failure is not the opposite of Success,
It's part of Success. …..Ariana Huffington

It is fine to celebrate success, but
It is more important to heed the lessons of failure ….Bill Gates

You may be disappointed if you Fail;
But you are doomed if you don't. ......Beverly Sills
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)