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, December 1, 2008

KNOWLEDGE

12/01/08
For in much wisdom is much grief:
and he that increases Knowledge increases sorrow. …….Ecclesiastes 1:18

Knowledge is power. …..Sir Francis Bacon

All men by nature desire Knowledge. ……Aristotle

To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to Knowledge. ……Benjamin Disraeli
It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward.
Ignorance is never better than knowledge. …..Enrico Fermi

The beginning of Knowledge,
is the discovery of something we do not understand. …..Frank Herbert

Real Knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. ……Confucius

Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue,
truly and essentially raises one man above another. …….Joseph Cotton

Mankind has a great aversion to intellectual labor;
but even supposing Knowledge to be easily attainable,
more people would be content to be ignorant than
would take even a little trouble to acquire it. ……..Samuel Johnson
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