Maxioms by William Lyon Phelps
A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, read more
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.
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.
The fear of life is the favorite disease of the twentieth century.
The fear of life is the favorite disease of the twentieth century.
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to read more
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.
I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.
