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Why is it so many people are afraid to admit they are happy?
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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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 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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Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.
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