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.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

ADVICE

Nobody can give you wiser Advice than yourself. ……Cicero

We give advice by the bucket,but take it by the grain. ……..William R. Alger

Giving advice to a stupid man; is like giving salt to a squirrel. …….Kashmiri Proverb

No one wants Advice;Only corroboration. …….John Steinbeck

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer;
-but wish we didn't. ……..Erica Jong

The best way to succeed in life,
Is to act on the Advice we give to others. …….Author Unknown

The true secret of giving Advice is, after you have honestly given it,
to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not;
-and never persist in trying to set people right. ……….Hannah Whitall Smith

In giving Advice seek to help, not to please, your friend. ………Solon

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions. ……Cicero

The only thing to do with good Advice is pass it on.
It is never any use to oneself. ……Oscar Wilde

To accept good Advice is but to increase one’s ability. …….Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Never trust the Advice of a man in difficulties. …….Aesop

Never take Advice from someone,
Who has not had your kind of trouble. ……Sidney J. Harris

Ask advice only from equals …….Danish Proverb

Many receive Advice, but few profit from it. …….Publilius Syrus

Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon,
And the deeper it sinks into the mind. …..Samuel Taylor Cooleridge

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