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, August 26, 2008

BEGINNING

From small Beginnings often come great things. ……. Proverb

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy,
and great things, in that which is small. …….Lao-Tzu
Almost everything comes from nothing. ……. Henry F. Amiel

The Beginnings of all things are small. …….. Cicero

A little spark can kindle a great fire. ……Syrian Proverb

“I can't do it" never accomplished anything;
"I will try" has performed miracles. ……George P. Burnham

The man who removes a mountain,
Begins by carrying away small stones. …….Chinese proverb

Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible;
and suddenly you are doing the impossible. …….St. Francis of Assisi

Small opportunities are often the Beginning of great enterprises. …..Demosthenes

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain;
again begin this, and thou wilt have finished ……. Marcus Aurelius(Ausonius)

Winning starts with Beginning. ……Robert Schuller

More powerful than the will to win is the courage to Begin. …..Author Unknown

The Beginning is the most important part of the work. ……Plato

He has half the deed done who has made a Beginning. …….Horace

In every phenomenon the Beginning
remains always the most notable moment. …….Thomas Carlyle

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end;
but rather fear that it shall never have a Beginning. ……. John Henry Cardinal

Whatever you do, or dream you can, Begin it.
Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. …….. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ……. Carl Bard

When there is a start to be made,
Don't step over, Start where you are. ……Edgar Cayce

This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. ……Winston Churchill

The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult. ……Marquise du Deffand

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
That will be the beginning. …… Louis L'Amour

The only joy in the world is to Begin. …… Cesare Pavese

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end,
may also be only the Beginning. …….Ivy Baker Priest

You don't have to be great to Begin;
but you have to Begin to be great. ……Joe Sabah

Everyone who got where he is,
had to Begin where he was. ……Robert Louis Stevenson

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life,
which are the real ones after all . ……Laura Ingalls Wilder

The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings …….Dave Weinbaum

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness. …….Publilius Syrus

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small,
for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed
germinates and roots itself. ……Florence Nightingale

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
-That will be the beginning. ……Louis L'Amour

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which,
more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome. …… William James

The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette. ……Henry S. Hoskins

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