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.

Monday, July 7, 2008

SOCIETY

A Society’s Culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. ……Mohandas Gandhi

A Society that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ……Dwight D. Eisenhower,

Our modern Society is engaged in polishing and decorating the cage in which man is kept imprisoned. ……..Swami Nirmalananda

The Sanity of Society is a balance of a thousand insanities. …….. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Any Society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little Security, will deserve neither and lose both …..Benjamin Franklin

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings
than it will get in practice. ……George Orwell

Society is always engaged in a vast conspiracy to preserve itself. ….John Haynes Holmes

We are an Entertainment Society.
We want to be entertained more than we want to think. It’s a serious problem. ………David Halberstram
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