76 Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

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

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

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.

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.

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

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.