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William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps föddes den 2 januar 1865 och dog den 21 august 1943 - US scholar critic
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Jeg inddeler alle læsere i 2 grupper: de, der læser for at huske og de, der læser for at glemme.

Jag delar in alla läsare i 2 grupper: de som läser för att minnas och de som läser för att glömma.

Naturen gør drenge og piger yndige at se på, så de er til at holde ud, indtil de har erhvervet sig lidt fornuft.

Naturen gör pojkar och flickor angenäma att se på, så att de är att hålla ut med tills de har förvärvat sig litet förstånd.

Gentleman är den som visar respekt till och med för de människor som han inte kan ha någon nytta av.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute

Literature is the immortal part of history.

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.

Those who by unselfish lives and consideration for others elevate the tone of the community in which they live and who by their presence make others happier, these are the salt of the earth.

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him

If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.

In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

A cold is both positive and negative; sometimes the Eyes have it and sometimes the Nose.

Love is a creative force; it sees what is good, brings it out, encourages it, develops it. They say that Love is blind; but it is blind only to defects; it has in reality the sharpest and clearest vision, for it sees beauty where others see only ugliness; it sees courage in obscure corners, and in commonplace minds it detects and recognizes the seeds of nobility. One cannot become a good critic of music unless one loves music; one will never understand men and women unless one begins by loving them.

The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.

At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.

But although the wisdom and morality of mankind have been against war, war goes on; the moment it breaks out in any country, all the forces of sentimentalism are employed to glorify, yes, even to sanctify its course. The first great casualty is Reason.

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