I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget. William Lyon Phelps More Quotes by William Lyon Phelps More Quotes From William Lyon Phelps The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts. William Lyon Phelps happinesspeoplethinking I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible. William Lyon Phelps collegereligiousbelieve The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage. William Lyon Phelps weddingmarriagelove In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection. William Lyon Phelps important-eventsstoriesjesus 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 catrelaxationmen One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute. William Lyon Phelps curiosityintellectualsecret If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care the happiest, individual would not be either a man or a woman it; it would be, I think a cow. William Lyon Phelps happinessmenthinking 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. William Lyon Phelps alcoholpoweraverage Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but it enriches personality, increases the wealth of the mind, and hence brings happiness. It is the finest insurance against old age, against the growth of physical disability, of the lack and loss of animal delights. William Lyon Phelps wallreallying To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair. William Lyon Phelps dogfriendshipmen The highest happiness on earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else. William Lyon Phelps failuremarriagehappiness The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older. William Lyon Phelps lifeinterestingthinking 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. William Lyon Phelps musichappinesslove Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down. William Lyon Phelps businesswisdominspirational 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 oceanstarsson You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York. William Lyon Phelps readingnew-yorkbook Why is it so many people are afraid to admit they are happy? William Lyon Phelps happinesspeople I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance deeper into the vale of years, I live with constantly increasing gusto and excitement. I am sure it all means something; in the last analysis, I am an optimist because I believe in God. Those who have no faith are quite naturally pessimists and I do not blame them. William Lyon Phelps lifemeanbelieve Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman. William Lyon Phelps another-womanwomentrying 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 climbingviewslife
