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.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

REVENGE

Do not seek Revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people,
but love your neighbor as yourself. ……..Leviticus 19:18

Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong. ………German Proverb

Live well; It is the greatest Revenge. ……..The Talmud

Before you embark on a journey of Revenge, dig two graves. ……Confucius

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. ……….Josh Billings

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind. …….Juvenal

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age. ……Percy Bysshe Shelley

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy;
But in passing it over, he is superior. ……..Francis Bacon

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time;
as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation
as if I had been poisoned. …….Charlotte Bronte
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