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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.
A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.
A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.
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.
... (more William Lyon Phelps quotes)
| Folkways: A study of the sociological importance of usages, manners, customs, mores, and morals / by William Graham Sumner ; with a special introduction by William Lyon Phelps by William Graham Sumner | |
| Happiness by William Lyon Phelps 1928 by William Lyon Phelps | |
| William Lyon Phelps, Autobiography with Letters by William Lyon Phelps |
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