Author: William Lyon Phelps

Quotes

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.

- 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

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

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

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

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

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

- 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

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

- William Lyon Phelps

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