Great Throughts Treasury

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

Frank Tyger

American Nationally Published Editorial Cartoonist, Columnist and Humorist for the Trenton Times

"Good will cannot be insured. The only way to retain it is to keep earning it."

"In achieving success, backbone is more important than wishbone."

"Progress is not created by contented people."

"Self-appraisal will do more for you than self-praise will."

"Success won't just come to you. It has to be met at least half-way."

"To teach, to guide, to explain, to help, to nurture, these are life's noblest attainments."

"When you like your work, every day is a holiday."

"Professionalism means consistency of quality."

"Success is often just an idea away."

"The most important thing to do in solving a problem is to begin."

"The road to success is usually off the beaten path."

"The chief barrier to happiness is envy."

"To be successful, you've got to be willing to fail."

"The true test of being comfortable with someone else is the ability to share silence."

"To laugh with others is one of life's great pleasures. To be laughed at by others is one of life's great hurts."

"Being able to do something well is one of life's great joys."

"Hearing is one of the body's five senses. But listening is an art."

"Wishes cost you nothing unless you want them to come true."

"Learning is either a continuing thing or it is nothing."

"All wise men share one trait in common: the ability to listen."

"Most barriers to your success are man-made. And most often, you're the man who made them."

"Friendship consists of a willing ear, an understanding heart and a helping hand."

"Asking someone to think often seems to be cruel and inhuman punishment."

"Happiness is more a state of health than of wealth."

"Many people have known happiness, but didn't know it when they had it."

"If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it."

"Success often comes from not knowing your limitations."

"If a person gives you his time, he can give you no more precious gift."

"Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you."

"Opportunity's favorite disguise is trouble."

"On the highway of life, we most often recognize happiness out of the rear view mirror."

"A driving ambition is of little use if you're on the wrong road"

"Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you into trouble."

"Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose."

"Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried."

"There is no evidence that the tongue is connected to the brain."

"There's more to be feared from closed minds than from closed doors."

"Apathy: Vigor mortis"

"Advertising agency: Our job is to swerve our fellow man"

"A lively imagination is one of the best companions."

"Bachelor: A laddy in waiting"

"A sense of humor cushions the potholes on the road of life."

"A look at their domes makes it obvious that as men grow older they become hard of hairing."

"Are winter temperatures measured with a brrrometer?"

"At entrance to Yellowstone Park: It's not nice to foul Mother Nature"

"Can cutting the grass be called lawndering?"

"Be optimistic: It's the best droop therapy."

"Do patients in an acupuncturist's office wait on pins and needles?"

"College classroom: Scholarshop"

"Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness."