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.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

ASKING

Do not Ask for what you will wish you had not got. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Ask me not what I have, but what I am. ……Heinrich Heine

Ask not what your country can do for you,
ask what you can do for your country. …….John F. Kennedy

As long as men are free to Ask what they must,
free to say what they think, free to think what they will,
freedom can never be lost and science can never regress. ……Marcel Proust

It is not fair to Ask of others,
what you are not willing to do yourself. ……Eleanor Roosevelt

You don't always get what you Ask for,
but you never get what you don't Ask for;
... unless it's contagious! …….Beverly Sills

Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful,
and neglected secret to success and happiness. ……..Percy Ross

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done
to prevent the situation?
If the answer is yes, do something now and become
a better person for it. ……Dave Pelzer

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