This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Liberty is not to be found in any form of government, she is in the heart of the free man, he bears her with him everywhere.
Character | Government | Heart | Liberty | Man |
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, fully Field Marshal Sir William Joseph "Bill" Slim
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.
Sholem Aleichem, pen name of Sholem Yakovf Rabinowitz or Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich
When the heart is full, the eyes overflow.
Lydia Sigourney, fully Lydia Huntley Sigourney, née Lydia Howard Huntley
Self-control is promoted by humility. Pride is a fruitful source of uneasiness. It keeps the mind in disquiet. Humility is the antidote to this evil.
Character | Control | Evil | Humility | Mind | Pride | Self | Self-control |
All the kindness which a man puts out into the world works on the heart and thoughts of mankind, but we are so foolishly indifferent that we are never in earnest in the matter of kindness. We want to topple a great load over, and yet will not avail ourselves of a lever which would multiply our power a hundredfold.
Character | Heart | Kindness | Man | Mankind | Power | Will | World |
When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced.
Character | Heart | Understanding |
Lord Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
The heart is never neutral.