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.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

NEIGHBOR

You shall love your Neighbor as yourself. …..Matthew 22:39

Far better a Neighbor near you, than a brother far off. … …Proverbs 27:10
(submitted by Elias Fares)

You can fool the devil, but you can’t fool the Neighbors. ……Francis Bacon

When strangers start acting like Neighbors;
….Communities are reinvigorated. ……Ralph Nader

Don’t throw stones at your Neighbors;
Especially, if your own windows are glass. …..Benjamin Franklin

Few of us could bear to have ourselves as Neighbors. ……Mignon McLaughlin

Great Spirit, grant that I may not criticize my Neighbor;
Until I have walked a mile in his moccasins. …… American Indian Prayer.

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good,
but for neglecting his Neighbor's. …….Richard Whately

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