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William Lyon Phelps

university teacher, scientist, writer

1865  – 1943

William Lyon Phelps was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous books and articles.

All Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

“If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“The expression "as right as rain" must have been invented by an Englishman.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.”
— William Lyon Phelps