William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelpswas 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. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous popular books and articles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth2 January 1865
CountryUnited States of America
William Lyon Phelps quotes about
book mean past
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.
new-york book reading
You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.
jobs home 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.
happiness spring inward
The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.
inspirational wisdom business
Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.
life disease century
The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.
hope respect students
A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.
thinking people mind
At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.
life climbing views
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.
sunset firsts succeed
If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.
stars ocean son
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.
life respect justice
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
cat water body
A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.
secret curiosity intellectual
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.