William Lyon Phelps
American author, critic and scholar
Lived from: 1865 - 1943
Category: Scientists | Writers (Contemporary) Country: United States
Born: 2 january 1865 Died: 21 august 1943
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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.
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I am glad my ancestors arrived on the Mayflower, but I am gladder that there are nine generations between us.
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I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.
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One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.
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The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
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The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.
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You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.
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