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 24, 2009

VICE

11/01/08
Idleness is the beginning of all vices. …..Ancient Proverb

Nothing is as certain as that the Vices of leisure
Are gotten rid of by being busy. ……Seneca

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error;
and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes. ……..Lady Marguerite Blessington

Every Vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function. …….Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are more inclined to regret our virtues than our Vices;
but only the very honest will admit this. ……….Holbrook Jackson

When virtue is at liberty,
so to some extent is Vice. ………..Barbara Amiel

The vilest of what is evil is Vice. …………Abu Bakr

It is the function of Vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. ……..Samuel Butler
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