Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
John P. Grier
American Journalist and Classical Scholar, Executive Editor of Forbes
"The function of values is to give us the illusion of purpose in life."
"The biggest gap in the world is the gap between the justice of a cause and the motives of the people pushing it."
"Prejudices are the principles of people we dislike."
"In judging character, too often we mistake rigidity for morality."
"You are only young once, but you can be immature forever."
"If it exists, it's possible."