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.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

COMFORT

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they Comfort me. …….Psalms 23:4

The lust for Comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest,
and then becomes a host, and then a master. …..Kahlil Gibran

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us. ……Oscar Wilde

For in a dearth of Comforts, we art taught To be contented with the least. …….Sir Winston D’Avenant

Comfort, like the golden sun,
Dispels the sullen shade with her sweet influence,And cheers the melancholy house of care. …….Nicholas Rowe

Comfort and prosperity has never enriched the world,
As much as adversity has. ……Billy Graham

A scholar who cherishes the love of Comfort,
Is not fit to be deemed a scholar ……Lao Tzu

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others. ……Aesop

The superior man thinks always of virtue;
the common man thinks of Comfort. ……...Confucius

Cure sometimes, treat often, Comfort always. ……… Hippocrates

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion,
without the discomfort of thought. ……. John F. Kennedy

Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion,
but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. …….Gilbert Murray

Consider any individual at any period of his life,
and you will always find him preoccupied,
with fresh plans to increase his Comfort. ……. Alexis de Tocqueville

The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and Comfort;
- the opening; terror. ……. Andy Rooney

There's no comfort in the truth;
Pain is all you'll find. ……..George Michael

Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom,
will soon lose its freedom;
and, the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too. ….W. Somerset Maugham

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