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William Lyon Phelps [1865-1943] American

Rank: 102
Educator, Author

William Lyon Phelps was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He was a well-known speaker who drew large crowds.

Respect, Freedom, Funny, God, Good, Happiness, Life, Music

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I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.		101
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.	Freedom, Happiness	102
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.		103
In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.		104
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.	Respect	105
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.	God	106
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.	Good, Music	107
If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.	Funny	108
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.		109
There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.		110
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.		111
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.	Respect	112
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.		113
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.		114
A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.		115
A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.	Respect	116
You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.		117
Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.		118
If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.		119
The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.		120
If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. Anyone who was out then ought to get wet.		121
Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.		122
The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.	Life	123
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.		124

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