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William Lyon Phelps quotes

American Educator January 2, 1865 – August 21, 1943

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William Lyon Phelps quote: "Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be..."
Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense. William Lyon Phelps
Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. William Lyon Phelps
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
William Lyon Phelps quote: "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
William Lyon Phelps quote: "There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to..."
There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life. William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps quote: "One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual..."
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute. 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. 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. William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps quote: "You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible..."
You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York. William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps quote: "A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it..."
A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration. William Lyon Phelps
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. William Lyon Phelps
The amazing activity of the cat is delicately balanced by his capacity for relaxation. Every household should contain a cat, not only for decorative and domestic values, but because the cat in quiescence is medicinal to irritable, tense, tortured men and women. William Lyon Phelps
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
William Lyon Phelps quote: "The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can..."
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 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

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