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 30, 2008

SELF-RESPECT

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world,
and yet lose or forfeit his very self? …….Luke 9:25

Respect yourself and others will respect you. …….Confucius

He that respects himself is safe from others;
He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. …….Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

They cannot take away our self-respect;
If we do not give it to them. …….Mohandas Gandhi

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. ……..John Herschel

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life. …….Joe Clark

A man who doesn't respect himself,
can never really respect anyone else. …….Cardinal De Retz

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life
is the source from which self-respect springs. ……..Joan Didion
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