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, January 14, 2009

SKEPTICISM

Large skepticism leads to large understanding.
Small skepticism leads to small understanding.
No skepticism leads to no understanding. ……..Xi Zhi

There is a kind of courtesy in Skepticism.
It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. ……..George Santayana

Skepticism is a barren coast,
without a harbor or lighthouse. …….Henry Ward Beecher

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism. …….. Louis Pasteur

It is men of faith, not Skeptics,
who have made the world aware that they were in it.. …….William Ellery Channing

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind. ……. John Dewey

Skepticism has never founded empires, established principles,
or changed the world's heart;

The great doers in history have always been men of faith. ……Edwin Hubbell Chapin

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion,
by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense. …….Carl Sagan

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