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 Copy Share Image
At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
There is never much trouble in any family where the children hope someday to resemble their parents. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
Honesty is not necessarily the best policy. The best policy would be to acquire a reputation for honesty and then to cheat at the… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company,… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
Two persons who love each other are in a place more holy than the interior of a church. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but it enriches personality, increases… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
