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.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

EVIL

Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them,
Say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with evil? ……Genesis 44:4

Do as the heavens have done, forget your Evil;With them forgive yourself. …..William Shakespeare

No Evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. ……Plato

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between Good and Evil. ……Cicero

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are Evil,
but because of the people who don't do anything about it. ……Albert Einstein

No man chooses evil because it is Evil;
he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. ……Mary Wollstonecraft

The belief in a supernatural source of Evil is not necessary;
Men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. ………Joseph Conrad

Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil;
but as a necessity, or even a duty. ……Simone Weil
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