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.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

PARADOX

Only one thing is certain; That is, nothing is certain.
If this statement is true, It is also false. ……Ancient Paradox

I have found this Paradox;
that if you love until it hurts,
there will be no more hurt, only more love. ……Mother Teresa

Life is a Paradox;
You’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t ……Nancy Cartwright.

It is a Paradox that every dictator has climbed to power;
on the ladder of free speech. …..Herbert Hoover.

The most tragic Paradox of our time is to be found in the failure
of nations to recognize the imperatives of internationalism. ……Earl Warren

Man is in fact nailed down, like Christ on the Cross,
to a grid of Paradoxes. …..Vaclav Havel

The Paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling,
as the one which exists only in the mind's eye. …..Shana Alexander

The place which may seem like the end,
may also be the beginning. …….Ivy Baker Priest
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