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 4, 2008

HELP

God strives to Help him who helps himself. …..Aeschylus

Two things a man should never be angry at;
That which he can Help, and that which he cannot. ........Thomas Fuller

You cannot teach a man anything.
You can only Help him to find it for himself. ....... Galileo Galilei

Help a man against his will;
and you do the same as murder him. ……Horace

Great opportunities to Help others seldom come;
But small ones surround us every day. …… Sally Koch

If you can’t Help a hundred people, then help just one. …..Mother Teresa

I have always said that the more successful you are,
The more responsibility you have for Helping others. …..Carlos Slim Helou

Never look down on somebody;
Unless you are helping him up. ……Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr.

None of us has gotten where we are by pulling ourselves
Up with our bootstraps;
We got here because somebody bent down and Helped us. ……Justice Thurgood Marshall

There is no better exercise for your heart,
Than reaching down and Helping to lift someone up. ……Bernard Meltzer
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