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.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

HONESTY

And my Honesty will testify for me in the future.. Genesis 30:33

A Honest man's word is as good as his bond. …….Cervantes

Where is there dignity unless there is Honesty? ……..Cicero

Every man has his fault, and Honesty is his. ……William Shakespeare

The elegance of Honesty needs no adornment. …….Merry Browne

Dare to be Honest and fear no labor. …….Robert Burns

To make your children capable of Honesty,
is the beginning of education. …….John Ruskin

I have found that being Honest is the best technique I can use.
Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish,
and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. …….. Lee Iacocca

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity. ……. Stephen Vincent Benet

The measure of life is not strength, but Honesty. …….John Lyle

Lands mortgaged may return, and more esteemed, But Honesty once pawned, is never redeemed. …….Thomas Middleton

An Honest man's the noblest work of God. …….Alexander Pope

There is no twilight zone of Honesty in business.
A thing is right or it's wrong. It's black or it's white. …….John F. Dodge

I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough,
to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles;
the character of an "Honest Man.". …….George Washington

The elegance of Honesty needs no adornment. …….Merry Browne

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutalitythan out of the honesty. …….Richard J. Needham

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