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, March 29, 2008

ACTION

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. …..Marcus Aurelius

When a man asks himself what is meant by action
he proves that he isn't a man of action. ……James A. Baldwin

Action is the dignity of greatness. ……Jose Marti

Action is the antidote to despair. …..Joan Baez

One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. …….Ann Radcliffe

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics. …… Jane Addams

A little knowledge that acts, is worth infinitely more
than much knowledge that is idle. ………Khalil Gibran

The great end of life is not knowledge but action. ……..Thomas Huxley

Action Conquers Fear. ……..Peter Zarlenga

Great acts are made up of many small actions. …….Lao Tzu

Inaction saps the vigor of the mind. …….Leonardo da Vinci

Even a child is known by his Actions,
by whether his conduct is pure and right. ……Proverbs 20:11

Action speaks louder than words. ……Author Unknown

Action talks; Bullshit walks. …….Joseph A. Sabga Sr.

I have always thought the Actions of men,
the best interpreters of their thoughts. …….John Locke

thought which does not result in an Action is nothing much,
and an Action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. …..Georges Bernanos

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger,
than the brain cell it occupied. …… Arnold Glasow

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they Act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they Act. …… G.K. Chesterton

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals;
Others, by their Actions ……Harold Nicolson

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. …..Marcus Aurelius

When a man asks himself what is meant by action
he proves that he isn't a man of action. ……James A. Baldwin

Action is the dignity of greatness. ……Jose Marti

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