The best Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

The best Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps (January 2, 1865 New Haven, Connecticut – August 21, 1943 New Haven, Connecticut) was an American author, critic and scholar.

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.
If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

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The 'mecca of college basketball is in Storrs, Connecticut.
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It's actually an Algonquin word, "Connecticut". Land of the long tidal river.
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They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Connecticut - and that's pretty much the same thing.
A gentleman will walk, but never run.
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You can't snort a line of coke off a woman's ass and not wonder about her hopes and dreams, it's not gentlemanly.
Hank Moody in Californication - Season 1 Episode 8
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Let's end this as gentlemen. After all, manners maketh man.
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If you want to know if a gentleman loves you, there is only one true way to be sure. It's in his kiss. It's all there, in his kiss.
Julia Quinn in Bridgerton - It's in His Kiss
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A suit is the modern gentleman's armour. And the Kingsman agents are the new knights.
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I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own.
Mercer: "What was I like in the other timeline?"
Grayson: "You were a perfect gentleman."
Mercer: "Well, that's boring."
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A gentleman's quote is a gentleman's word.
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One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
Joe Biden - März 2024
What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.
I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.
When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.

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