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.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

LOVE

There is no remedy for love but to love more. ……Henry David Thoreau

The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ….Mother Teresa

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life, that word is love. ……Sophocles

Love would never be a promise of a rose garden, unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion. ……Author Unknown

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness. ……..Oliver Wendell Holmes

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. …….Jean Anouilh

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; Loving someone deeply gives you courage. ……… Lao Tzu

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination. …….. Voltaire

Love still remains when you lose everything else, especially life. …..Anastasi

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts;
then there is no hurt, but only more Love. …….Mother Teresa

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. …..Eric Fromm

Love is an act of endless forgiveness. …….Peter Ustinov

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. …….Jean Anouilh

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction. ……Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Love is like a Butterfly;
Hold it to tight, it will be crushed,
Hold it too loose, it will fly away. Author Unknown

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love, you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ……..Leo Buscaglia.

Only in love are unity and duality not in conflict. ……..Rabindranath Tagore

The Joys of Love are but a moment long; The Pain of Love endures the whole life long. ……Martini il Tedesco (“Plaisir D’Amour”)
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