The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

Quote by William Lyon Phelps

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

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

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of...

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of...

God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean...

God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean...

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than...

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than...

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy...

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy...

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

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

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good...

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good...

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect...

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect...

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be...

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be...

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else,...

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else,...

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual...

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual...

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who...

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who...

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect...

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect...

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to...

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to...

Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until...

Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until...

I divide all readers into two classes: Those who read to remember and those who...

I divide all readers into two classes: Those who read to remember and those who...

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in...

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in...

Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until...

Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until...

If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and...

If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and...