(40 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
“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.”
“The fear of life is the favorite disease of the twentieth century”
“A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.”
“The highest happiness on earth is marriage.”
Contributed by: Andy James
“A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.”
“God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean and the stars, but through the Son of Man, and speaks in a language adapted to my imperfect sight and hearing.”
“If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.”
William Lyon Mackenzie King
“You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.”
