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

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William Lyon Phelps
Age: 78 †
Born: 1865
Born: January 2
Died: 1943
Died: August 21
Author
Scientist
University Teacher
New Haven
Connecticut
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Succeed
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Anything
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First
Loser

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Two persons who love each other are in a place more holy than the interior of a church.
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Unlimited power is worse for the average person than unlimited alcohol and the resulting intoxication is more damaging for others. Very few have not deteriorated when given absolute dominion. It is worse for the governor than for the governed.
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If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. Anyone who was out then ought to get wet.
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A middle-aged cat will often play as unreservedly as a kitten, though he knows perfectly well it is only a game.
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A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.
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At a certain age some people's minds close up they live on their intellectual fat.
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Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to do anyhow, even if he did not need the money.
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The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.
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Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient but it enriches personality, increases the wealth of the mind, and hence brings happiness. It is the finest insurance against old age, against the growth of physical disability, of the lack and loss of animal delights.
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The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
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The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!
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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.
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Real happiness is not dependent on external things.
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Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.
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I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without a Bible.
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The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].
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One appreciates that daily life is really good when one wakes from a horrible dream, or when one takes the first outing after a sickness. Why not realize it now?
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To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty to a dog it is the last word in despair.
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I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.
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A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.
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