Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Watler D. Wintle

Poet known for the poem "Thinking" or "The Man Who Thinks He Can"

"The man who thinks he can: If you think you are beaten, you are, if you think you dare not, you don't. If you would like to win but you think you can't, it's almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you've lost, For out in the world we find, success begins with a fellow's will. It's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are. You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself before you can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but soon or late, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can!"