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 30, 2008

SACRIFICE

Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 13:15

The key to faith, is what we are willing to Sacrifice to obtain it. ….. Elder Cloward

Good manners are made up of petty Sacrifices. …….. Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can have anything in life,
if you will Sacrifice everything else for it. ……James Matthew Barrie

The true courage of civilized nations
is readiness for Sacrifice in the service of the state. …..…George Hegel

He who would accomplish little must Sacrifice little;
He who would achieve much must Sacrifice much;
He who would attain highly, must Sacrifice greatly. …..James Allen

burns a picture to obtain the ashes. …..Chinese Proverb

In this world it is not what we take up,
but what we Sacrifice, that makes us rich. ……. Henry W. Beecher
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