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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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"Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents."

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"I'm impressed when men go the distance to show they give a damn. That says nothing about the woman and everything about the man."

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"O: Hey youngman, you should respect me!Y: Hey oldman, you should understand me!"

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"Do not speak harshly to a grown-up man. He is old enough to be your father."

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"Some people respect some people only because some people respect them."

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"Never disregard people, regardless of their beliefs, because we all carry God's likeness."

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"What is absolute humility (param vinaya)? It is on the one who has not disrespected anyone in the slightest! Absolute humility lies where there is no dispute, no difference of opinion or any law. Law is bondage."

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"If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. Anyone who was out then ought to get wet."
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"Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense."
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"A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands."
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