Author: William Lyon Phelps

Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- 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

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