(29 quotes found)
“The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.”
William Lyon Phelps
“The happiest person is he who thinks the most interesting thoughts.”
Contributed by: Anna Williams
“If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.”
“A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.”
“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.”
“This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him”
“Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.”
“You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.”
“The fear of life is the favorite disease of the twentieth century”
“One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute”