Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Mohammad Ḥejāzi, Moḥammad Moṭiʿ-Al-Dawla
Iranian Writer, Novelist, Short-Story Writer, Playwright, Essayist, Translator and Politician
"The day the world turns our way, we are great philosophers and can close our eyes to possessions; but the day the world turns against us, we are bawling children, grasping for toys."
"Death is a reality in which no living creature believes."
"The secret of happiness is only a few words; yet we will not accept it from anyone, but must learn it from a lifetime of experience, when it is far too late."
"Nature is the harmless and kind beloved of those who have been disillusioned by other beloveds."