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.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

REMEMBRANCE

Remembrance is the only paradise;
Out of which we cannot be driven away. ….. Johann Paul Richter

For love of country they accepted death. …….. James A. Garfield

The dead soldier’s silence sings our national anthem. …….. Rev. Aaron Kilbourn
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,

Love leaves a Memory no one can steal. …….From a headstone in Ireland

The legacy of heroes is the Memory of a great name;
- And the inheritance of a great example. …….Benjamin Disraeli

Who kept the faith and fought the fight;The glory theirs, the duty ours. …….Wallace Bruce

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree. …….Thomas Campbell

On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! ……Thomas William Parsons

With the tears a Land hath shed,Their graves should ever be green. ……. Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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