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.

Monday, October 6, 2008

COMPLAIN

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns,
be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ………Proverb

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed. …..Samuel Johnson

You can overcome anything if you don't Complain. …….Bernard M. Baruch

Complainers may change their complaints,
but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining. …….Mason Cooley

People that pay for things never complain.
It's the guy you give something to that you can't please. …….Will Rogers

People won't have time for you if you are always complaining. …..Stephen Hawkings

The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business. ….Zig Zigler

Had we not faults of our own,
We should take less pleasure in Complaining of others. …….Francois Fenelon


I had no shoes and Complained, until I met a man who had no feet. ……Indian Proverb

Constant Complaint is the poorest sort of pay;
For all the comforts we enjoy. …….Benjamin Franklin

The man who Complains about the way the ball bounced,
Is likely the one who dropped it. ……Lou Holtz

When people Complain of life,
It is almost always because they ask for impossible things. ……..Ernest Renan

Complaining is like arrows shot into the air without a target;
They only fall back upon our heads and destroy us. ……Sir William Temple

This life is not for Complaint, but for satisfaction. ……Henry David Thoreau

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, Complaining;
You make progress by implementing ideas. ……..Shirley Chisholm

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