Great Throughts Treasury

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

Christian Morgenstern

German Author and Poet

"True religion... must be basically universalistic, must proclaim and strive for ultimate world-unity."

"As Syria gave to the world through its kings and armies the principle of world-conquest, world-empire, and world-exploitation. In direct answer and refutation, Israel gave to the world, through the mouth of its inspired prophets, the principle of world-justice, world-peace, world-brotherhood."

"Humor is the contemplation of the finite from the point of view of the infinite."