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.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

FRIENDSHIP

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. …….John D. Rockefeller
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. …….Martin Luther King, Jr.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school.
But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship,
you really haven't learned anything. ……Muhammad Ali

Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling
as any other fragile and precious thing. ……., Randolph Bourne

Friendships are discovered rather than made. ……….Harriet Beecher Stowe

The path of social advancement is,
and must be, strewn with broken friendships. ……. H. G. Wells


A Friend does not point a finger, he holds out his hands. …….Edward A. Moses

A Real Friend is like an angel who warms you with her presence;
-And remembers you in her prayers. ……Henry David Thoreau

I thank you, God, in Heaven, for Friends. …..Margaret Sangster

Friendship is precious, not only in the shade,
But also, in the sunshine of life. …..Thomas Jefferson

Friendship is love, with understanding. …..Ancient Proverb

Do not protect yourself with a fence,
But rather with your Friends. ……Czech Proverb

When the character of a man unclear,
Look at his Friends. …….Japanese Proverb

We are advertised by our loving Friends. …….William Shakespeare

We secure our Friends not by accepting favors,
-But by doing them. ……Thucydides

You can make a thousand enemies a day;
But a true Friend will take you a thousand years to make. ……Elias Fares


Friends are like flowers in the garden of life. ……Author Unknown

Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.
Don’t walk ahead of me, I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my Friend. ……Albert Camus

What is a Friend?
A single soul dwelling in two bodies! ……Aristotle

A True Friend is the greatest of all blessings;
And that which we take least care of all to acquire. ….Francois be la Rochefoucauld

Friends are like companions on a journey;
who ought to aid each other to Persevere in the road to a happier life. …..Pythagoras

A Friend loves at all times. …..Proverbs 17:17

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. …….Khalil Gibran

Be a Friend to thyself, and others will too. ……Thomas Fuller

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery;
By doubling of our joy and dividing of our grief. ……Marcus Tullius Cicero

Friendship is the only cure for hatred;
The only guarantee of peace. …….Buddha

One of the most beautiful qualities of true Friendship,
Is to understand and be understood …….Seneca

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