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“The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!”
Source: A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness', 'Superstition', 'The Great American Game', and Many More
Source: A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness', 'Superstition', 'The Great American Game', and Many More
Source: Autobiography: with letters
“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.”
Source: Teaching in School and College
“If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.”
Source: A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness', 'Superstition', 'The Great American Game', and Many More
“I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.”
Source: ... Yearbook
Source: Autobiography: with letters
“The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.”
“Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.”
“At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.”
“The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.”
Source: Human Nature in the Bible
“A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.”
“One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.”
Source: Happiness
Source: Happiness
“Two persons who love each other are in a place more holy than the interior of a church.”
“In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.”
Source: Marriage
“Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.”
Source: Marriage
“Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.”
“In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.”
Source: Human Nature and the Gospel
“To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair.”
“You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.”
Source: Human Nature in the Bible
“There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit that they enjoy life.”
Source: A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness', 'Superstition', 'The Great American Game', and Many More
Source: Autobiography: with letters
“PAINT THE WALLS OF your mind With many beautiful pictures.”
Source: A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness', 'Superstition', 'The Great American Game', and Many More