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.

Friday, September 12, 2008

CONSCIENCE

I feel within me a peace, above all earthly dignities;
A still and quiet Conscience. ……William Shakespeare

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good. ……Author Unknown

Conscience is, in most, an anticipation of the opinion of others. Henry Taylor

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear Conscience. ….Doug Larson

Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking. …H. L. Mencken

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body. …..Jean Jacques Rousseau

A good Conscience fears no witness;
A guilty Conscience is solicitous, even in solitude. …….Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Labor to keep alive in your breast,
that little spark of celestial fire called Conscience …… George Washington

Never do anything against Conscience;
even if the state demands it.
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