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My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind.
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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New Haven
Connecticut
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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 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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How essential it is in youth to acquire some intellectual or artistic tastes, in order to furnish the mind, to be able to live inside a mind with attractive and interesting pictures on the walls.
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The teacher should make a concerted effort never to lose his temper in the presence of the class. If a man, he may take refuge in profane soliloquies. If a woman, she may follow the example of one sweet-faced tranquil girl who went out in the yard and gnawed a post.
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Real happiness is not dependent on external things. The pond is fed from within. The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. You must cultivate your mind if you wish to achieve enduring happiness.
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Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.
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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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Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.
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There is never much trouble in any family where the children hope someday to resemble their parents.
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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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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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At a certain age some people's minds close up they live on their intellectual fat.
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The highest happiness on earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.
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Honesty is not necessarily the best policy. The best policy would be to acquire a reputation for honesty and then to cheat at the psychological moment.
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In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.
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If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.
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I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres I wonder what on earth we should do without them.
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PAINT THE WALLS OF your mind With many beautiful pictures.
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You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.
William Lyon Phelps
Why is it so many people are afraid to admit they are happy?
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