76 Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.

I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

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.

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.

If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

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

Life, with all it’s sorrows, cares, perplexities and heart-breaks, is more interesting than bovine placidity, hence more desirable. The more interesting it is, the happier it is.

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