Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Alexandre Vinet, fully Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet
Swiss Professor of French Language and Literature, Minister, Protestant Theologian, Chair of Theology and Author
"Religion finds the love of happiness and the principles of duty separated in us; and its mission - its masterpiece is, to reunite them."
"Between God and man, between the gospel and each soul, the interpreter is Love. "
"The place of charity, like that of God, is everywhere."
"God has never ceased to be the one true aim of all right human aspirations. "
"Imitation causes us to leave natural ways to enter into artificial ones; it therefore makes slaves."
"Habits of thought are not less tyrannical than other habits, and a time comes when return is impossible, even to the strongest will."