William Lyon Phelps

The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.

— William Lyon Phelps

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

— William Lyon Phelps

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

— William Lyon Phelps

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

— William Lyon Phelps

The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.

— William Lyon Phelps

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.

— William Lyon Phelps

I am glad my ancestors arrived on the Mayflower, but I am gladder that there are nine generations between us.

— William Lyon Phelps