Frases de William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps was an American author, critic and scholar. He taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He was a well-known speaker who drew large crowds. He had a radio show, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, lectured frequently, and published numerous popular books and articles.

✵ 2. Janeiro 1865 – 21. Agosto 1943

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William Lyon Phelps: Frases em inglês

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

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William Lyon Phelps

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

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William Lyon Phelps

“The expression "as right as rain" must have been invented by an Englishman.”

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William Lyon Phelps

"The Country or the City?," http://books.google.com/books?id=czgZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+expression+as+right+as+rain+must+have+been+invented+by+an+Englishman%22&pg=PA121#v=onepage North American Review ( February 1931 http://www.archive.org/stream/northamreview231miscrich#page/120/mode/2up)