Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Joseph Alexandre Pierre Ségur, Vicomte de
French Dramatist, Poet, Songwriter and Playwright
"Love is like the moon; when it does not increase it decreases."
"The beautiful is always severe."
"Self-respect governs morality: respect for others governs our behavior."
"There are few persons to whom truth is not a sort of insult."
"The most brilliant qualities become useless when they are not sustained by force of character."