Great Throughts Treasury

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

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Hasidic Rabbi and Leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch Movement spreading Orthodox Judaism among Jewish People

"Think good and it will be good."

"Upheaval especially on a global scale heralds a news stage in life and in history. When life is profoundly disturbed we must not be tentative and defensive. We must intensify our offensive, foresee what is coming, and initiate new programs that will better the world. For every disturbance we must add a new commitment to goodness."

"The soul never ages, it only becomes more vibrant."

"The world says that time is money, I say that time is life."

"We are the seventh generation, the one that will actualize G-d’s reality on the earth."

"We live in a state of emergency, where the fires of confusion are raging. When a fire is burning, everyone is responsible for helping his fellow man."

"We cannot rest until every child, boy and girl, receives a proper moral education."

"When you strip away all the layers and reach the bare bone of the essence, you are then able to apply the most sublime concept to practical life."

"What value does all the theoretical talk have if it cannot be applied to real life?"

"Your home should become a light that illuminates the entire street and community."