Author: William Lyon Phelps

Quotes

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

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

- William Lyon Phelps

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

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

- William Lyon Phelps

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

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

- William Lyon Phelps

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

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

- William Lyon Phelps

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

- William Lyon Phelps

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

- William Lyon Phelps

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

- William Lyon Phelps

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.

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

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

- William Lyon Phelps

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