William Lyon Phelps Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.”

“There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.”

“One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.”

“The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.”

“The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.”

“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.”

“The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.”

“If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.”

“You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.”