Great Throughts Treasury

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

James Northcote

English Artist

"Half the things that people do not succeed in, are through fear of making the attempt."

"You are to consider that learning is of great use to society; and though it may not add to the stock, it is a necessary vehicle to transmit to others. Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainhead."

"Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads. "