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
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The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.
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Unlimited power is worse for the average person than unlimited alcohol; and the resulting intoxication is more damaging for others. Very few have not deteriorated when given absolute dominion. It is worse for the governor than for the governed.
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The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].
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Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.
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My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind.
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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.
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There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.
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If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.
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Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.