"There is a strange reluctance on the part……" — William Lyon Phelps

"There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life."

— William Lyon Phelps

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54 Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps has 54 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

One appreciates that daily life is really good when one wakes from a horrible dream, or when one takes the…
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.
I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a…
A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.
A middle-aged cat will often play as unreservedly as a kitten, though he knows perfectly well it is only a…
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.
The teacher should make a concerted effort never to lose his temper in the presence of the class. If a…
If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care the happiest, individual would not be either a man…
Life, with all it's sorrows, cares, perplexities and heart-breaks, is more interesting than bovine placidity, hence more desirable. The more…
Two persons who love each other are in a place more holy than the interior of a church.
I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that…

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The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
I hate Stanley Clark, but I have to admit he's playing Jazz whether I like it or not. — Lester Bangs
We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to… — Dave Barry
I have not heard people in the Republican Party yet admit that they have a problem. And when they do… — Glenn Beck
At Oxford University, I studied languages so I could read the great novels as they were originally written. I took… — Kate Beckinsale
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors. — Ludwig van Beethoven
Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better… — Erma Bombeck
In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United… — Bono
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. — Daniel Boone

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