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, June 10, 2008

DEATH and DYING

Oh Death where is thy sting; Oh grave where is your victory? ……1Corinthians 55

There is a dignity in dying that doctors should not dare to deny. ……..Author Unknown
For death begins with Life’s first breath,

And Life begins at the touch of death. ……John Oxenham

Life is not lost by dying;
Life is lost minute by minute,
Day by dragging day,
In all the thousand small uncaring ways. ..….. Stephen Benet

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. …….Epicurus

If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve. ……..Lao Tzu

Do not seek death. Death will find you.But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. …….. Dag Hammarskjöld

Everybody is born with an expiry date. …..Carlito Alexander

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