This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Voltaire, pen name of François-Marie Arouet NULL
False wit is a fatiguing search after cunning traits, an affectation of saying in enigmas what others have already said naturally, to hang together ideas which are incompatible, to divide that which ought to be united, of seizing false relations.
Affectation | Cunning | Ideas | Search | Wit |
We are very much what others think of us. The reception of our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.
We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.
No matter how burning the thirst, we must always take the time to honor the gift of water, for it is sacred. It is a gift of life. It is in the times of dire thirst, when the body craves the water the most, we should especially take the time for prayer and thanksgiving... If you do not honor and cherish the waters, then how can you ever expect others to?
We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be wrong.
Woodrow Wilson, fully Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Provision for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life.
Life | Life | Responsibility |
Voltaire, pen name of François-Marie Arouet NULL
By appreciation we make excellence in others our own property.
Appreciation | Excellence | Property | Excellence | Appreciation |
Wilferd Peterson, fully Wilferd Arlan Peterson
The art of humility begins with a recognition of our dependence on others and an appreciation of God’s gift of life... He discovers that those of a gentle spirit do have the earth for their possession; that humility opens the gates of the mind and heart so greatness can flow through.
Appreciation | Art | Dependence | Earth | God | Greatness | Heart | Humility | Life | Life | Mind | Spirit | Appreciation | Art |
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage too proceed or damps our efforts.
Popularity disarms envy in well-disposed minds,. Those are ever the most ready to do justice to others who feel that the world has done them justice. When success has not this effect in opening the mind, it is a sign that it has been ill deserved.
Bertrand Russell, fully Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
The freedom we should seek is not the right to oppress others, but the right to live as we choose and think as we choose where our doing so does not prevent others from doing likewise.
Bertrand Russell, fully Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
A man who is to educate really well, and is to make the young grow and develop into their full stature, must be filled through and through with the spirit of reverence. It is reverence towards others that is lacking in those who advocate machine-made cast-iron systems.
The behavior of others is not in our direct control. We want others to be friendly and kind to us. The behavior of others is not in our direct control, but our own behavior is. We play a large role in creating the world we live in, especially how others will behave towards us. If you behave towards others in a positive manner, they are likely to reciprocate.
Do not allow another person’s evaluation affect your feelings of self-esteem... Being an honored person is dependent on your behavior towards others and not on other people’s behavior towards you. Why feel any lack of self-worth just because someone acts disrespectfully to you? Keep your focus on your behavior towards others. When someone does not treat you with respect, it is his problem, not yours... Ultimately, it is your mind that decides on how you will consider yourself.
Behavior | Esteem | Feelings | Focus | Mind | People | Respect | Self | Self-esteem | Self-worth | Will | Worth |
A person who is goal oriented will be able to overcome difficulties that others are unable to cope with. The stronger one is motivated to reach a certain goal, the easier it is for him to tolerate and even ignore difficulties. Hence a person who is strongly goal oriented to do good deeds will easily be able to minimize the amount of difficulty he experiences in doing those deeds.
Deeds | Difficulty | Good | Will | Deeds |