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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.
William Lyon Phelps
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William Lyon Phelps
Age: 78 †
Born: 1865
Born: January 2
Died: 1943
Died: August 21
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Scientist
University Teacher
New Haven
Connecticut
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