Great Throughts Treasury

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

Incivility

"Scurrility has no object in view but incivility; if it is uttered from feelings of petulance, it is mere abuse; if it is spoken in a joking manner, it may be considered raillery." - Cicero, fully Marcus Tullius Cicero, anglicized as Tully NULL

"The Arrogant man is one who will say to a person who is in a hurry that he will see him after dinner when he is taking his walk." - Theophrastus NULL