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, May 19, 2008

LIFE

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments,
but what is woven into the Lives of others. ……..Pericles

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. ……Khalil Gibran

A man who dares to waste one hour of life,

Has not discovered the value of life. ........Charles Darwin

Life is like an onion;
You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you cry. .....Carl Sandburg

There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle. …….Albert Einstien

Life is not advancement, it is Growth.
It does not move upwards, but expands in all directions. ……..Russell G. Alexander

Life is a Challenge; -Meet it.
Life is a Song; - Sing it.
Life is a Dream; - Realize it.
Life is a Game; -Play it.
Life is love; -Enjoy it. …….. Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

A man’s Life consists not in the abundance of things he possesses. ……Luke 12:15

Live your life while you have it.
Life is a splendid gift, there is nothing small about it. …..Florence Nightingale

Life is a network of invisible threads. …..George Eliot

Life without the courage for death, is slavery. ……Seneca

Only a life lived for others, is a life worthwhile. ……Albert Einstein

The great use of life is to spend on something that will outlast it. …..James T. Adams

Life is not advancement; It is growth.
It does not move upward, but expands outward in all directions. ……Russell G. Alexander

He who fears corruption, fears Life. …….Saul David Alinsky

Life is wasted on the Living. …..Douglas Adams

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when.

You can only decide how you're going to live; -- Now. ……..Joan Baez

The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings. …. Okakura Kakuzo

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. …….. Jim Rohn

Only a life lived for others is worth living. ……..Albert Einstein

We make a living by what we get;
But we make a life by what we give. ……Winston Churchill

WE never live; We are always in the expectation of life. …….Voltaire

Learn as if you were to live forever;
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. …..Mohandas Gandhi
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