Great Throughts Treasury

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

Amy Vanderbilt

American Journalist, Etiquette Expert

"Good manners have much to do with the emotions. to make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them."

"When we learn to give thanks, we are learning to concentrate not on the bad things, but on the good things in our lives."