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.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

PROMISES

It is not the Promise that makes us believe the man,
But the man; the oath. ….Aeschylus

Promises are like babies;
-Easy to make, but hard to deliver. Author Unknown

Promises are but words; and words, but wind. ……Samuel Butler

Promises are like the full moon;
If they are not kept at once, they diminish day by day. ….German Proverb

A Promise is a cloud; Fulfillment is the rain. …..Arabian Proverb

Promise little, and do much. …Hebrew Proverb

If you wish to be a success in the world;
Promise everything, deliver nothing. …..Napoleon Bonaparte

Never Promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one. ……Brazilian Proverb

Our God has written the Promise of the resurrection,
Not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. ……Martin Luther

Never Promise more than you can perform. ….Publilius Syrus

Breach of Promise is a base surrender of truth. ……Mohandas Gandhi

Those that are most slow in making a Promise,
Are the most faithful in the performance of it. ……Jean Jacques Rousseau

God has never made a promise that was too good to be true. …..Dwight L. Moody

We Promise according to our hopes,
And perform according to our fears. …..Francois de la Rochefoucauld

He loses his thanks, who Promises and delays. ……Proverb

In the midst of joy, do not Promise anyone anything. …..Chinese Proverb
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