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.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

TEMPTATION

Blessed is the man that endures Temptation:
for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life. ……James 1:12

Good habits result from resisting temptation. ……Ancient Proverb

Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God. ……..John Quincy Adams

Tempt not a desperate man. …….William Shakespeare

We usually know what we can do,
But Temptation tells us who we are. …….Thomas A. Kempis

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
Most people would like to be delivered from Temptation,
but would like it to keep in touch. ……..Robert Orben

The last Temptation is the greatest treason:
to do the right deed for the wrong reason. ………T. S. Eliot

Those who flee Temptation,
generally leave a forwarding address. ………Lane Olinghouse
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