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This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

~William Lyon Phelps

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One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

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You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

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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.

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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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Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

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The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

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In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

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If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: January 2nd, 1865

Died: August 21st, 1943

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