William Lyon Phelps Quotes

American - Educator | January 2, 1865 - August 21, 1943

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

William Lyon Phelps

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The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

William Lyon Phelps

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A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.

William Lyon Phelps

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A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

William Lyon Phelps

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Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.

William Lyon Phelps

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One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

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Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.

William Lyon Phelps

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God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean and the stars, but through the Son of Man, and speaks in a language adapted to my imperfect sight and hearing.

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The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

William Lyon Phelps

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If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.

William Lyon Phelps

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There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.

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The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

William Lyon Phelps

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