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, June 15, 2008

FATHERS

06/15/08)
One night a father overheard his son pray:
“Dear God, make me the kind of man my Dad is”.
Later that night, the father prayed:
“Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.”
….-A Father’s Prayer, (Author Unknown)

And you Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath;
Bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. …..Ephesians 6:4

A Father’s words are like a thermostat;
That sets the temperature in the house. …..Paul Lewis

Good Fathers make good sons. ….Author Unknown

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong;
As the need for a Father’s protection. ….Sigmund Freud

It is a wise Father, who knows his child. ….William Shakespeare

It is much easier to become a Father, than to be one. …..Kent Nerburn

My Father didn’t tell me how to live;
He lived, and let me watch him do it. …..Clarence B. Kellard

When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. …..The Talmud
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