Great Throughts Treasury

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

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William Robertson

A contented mind is a continual feast.

Character | Mind |

Richard H. Rice, fully Richard Henry Rice

The mature man knows that he is likely to make mistakes. He wants to take responsibility for them. Only by facing his mistakes does he learn to act more responsibly.

Character | Man | Responsibility | Wants | Learn |

Mary Lou Retton

We are each put on this earth to make a particular contribution to humanity... Although God, the Almighty, has a plan for every one of us, He gives us choices. It is our responsibility to make the best of those choices in order to achieve our ultimate purpose.

Character | Earth | God | Humanity | Order | Plan | Purpose | Purpose | Responsibility |

Publius Syrus

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

Body | Character | Mind | Pain | Wisdom |

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The mind grows narrow in proportion as the soul grows corrupt.

Character | Mind | Soul |

Publius Syrus

The eyes are blind when the mind is elsewhere.

Character | Mind |

Publius Syrus

The noble mind does not admit an insult.

Character | Insult | Mind |

Francis Quarles

To bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit.

Adversity | Character | Glory | Mind | Spirit |

Winfred Rhoades, fully Winfred Chesney Rhoades

Not the state of the body but the state of mind and soul is the measure of the well-being of each of us.

Body | Character | Mind | Soul |

Gabriel Riesser

May those who represent advanced views bear in mind that true wisdom is always joined with mildness, that malice never converts the erring but strengthens him in his attitude, and that it is very unfitting to combat error (so long as this does not assume the aspect of injustice) with the weapons of hatred.

Character | Error | Malice | Mind | Weapons | Wisdom |

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.

Action | Character | Mind |

Lillian Smith, fully Lillian Eugenia Smith

Freedom and responsibility are like Siamese twins: they die if they are parted.

Character | Freedom | Responsibility |

Shantananda Saraswathi, fully Swami Shantananda Saraswathi, born Chandrashekar

Freedom is spiritual. Divinity is the expression of integrity... Mind cannot find fun anywhere but God.

Character | Divinity | Freedom | Fun | God | Integrity | Mind |

William Secker

He enjoys much who is thankful for little; a grateful mind is both a great and happy mind.

Character | Happy | Little | Mind |