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.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

BUTTERFLY

Love is like a butterfly;
It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. …Author unknown

We are like butterflies;
Who flutter for a day and think it is forever. ……..Carl Sagan

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a Butterfly;
or whether I am now a Butterfly dreaming I am a Man. ……..Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi)

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. ………Muhammad Ali

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ……..Rabindranath Tagore

May the wings of the Butterfly kiss the sun And find your shoulder to light on,To bring you luck, happiness and riches Today, tomorrow and beyond. ….. Irish Blessing

I only ask to be free; The Butterflies are free. ……Charles Dickens

We delight in the beauty of the Butterfly;
But rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. …..Maya Angelou

Just like the Butterfly, you too will awaken in your own time. ……..Deborah Chaskin
There is nothing in a Caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a Butterfly.
……..Buckminster Fuller

If nothing ever changed, there’d be no Butterflies. …….Author Unknown

The fluttering of a Butterfly's wings can effect climate changes,
on the other side of the planet. …………Paul Erlich

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