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, December 31, 2008

NEW YEAR

You will still be eating last year's harvest;
When you will have to move it out to make room for the New. Leviticus 26:10

Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad New Year to all the earth. …….Martin Luther

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. ……Oprah Winfrey

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this;
To rise above the little things. …….John Burroughs

Every man regards his own life
as the New Year's Eve of time. ……Jean Paul Richter

It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets. …….William Thomas

Of all sound of all bells, the most solemn and touching is
the peal which rings out the Old Year. …….Charles Lamb

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past.
Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go. …….Brooks Atkinson

An Optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in.
A Pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ……..Bill Vaughan

A New Year's resolution is something that
goes in one year and out the other. …….Author Unknown

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