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, November 20, 2008

GOSSIP

11/20/08
Without wood a fire goes out;
Without Gossip a quarrel dies down. ……. Psalms 26:20

Whoever Gossips to you will gossip about you. ……Spanish Proverb

Gossip needn't be false to be evil;
- there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around. ……Frank A. Clark

Gossip is the art of saying nothing
in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid. ……Walter Winchell

Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility. ……Josiah Holland

The only time people dislike Gossip is when you gossip about them. …….Will Rogers

Scandal is Gossip made tedious by morality. ……Oscar Wilde

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everyone enjoys. ……Joseph Conrad
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