威廉·利昂·菲尔普斯(William Lyon Phelps, 1865—1943年)， 美国作家、评论家和学者。他在美国大学开设了第一门现代小说课程。他有一个广播节目，每天为报纸写专栏，经常演讲，并出版了许多书籍和文章。
英汉智慧语录 English and Chinese Brainy Quotes
The greatest of all the arts is the art of living together!
所有艺术中最伟大的是共同生活的艺术!
Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.
永远不要试图智力上胜过一个女人，除非你是另一个女人。
Real happiness is not dependent on external things. The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. You must cultivate your mind if you wish to achieve enduring happiness.
真正的幸福是不依赖于外在事物的。幸福是来自内心的想法和情感。如果你想获得持久的幸福，你必须陶冶你的心灵。
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
对绅士的最后一项考验是他是否尊重那些对他可能毫无用处的人。
Unlimited power is worse for the average person than unlimited alcohol; and the resulting intoxication is more damaging for others. Very few have not deteriorated when given absolute dominion. It is worse for the governor than for the governed.
对于普通人来说，无限的权力比无限的酒精更糟糕; 无限的权力造成的醉酒对其他人造成的伤害更大。当给予绝对统治时，很少有国家没有恶化。无限的权力对于统治者， 其处境比被统治者的处境更糟。
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.
那些决定把休闲作为心智发展手段的人，那些喜爱优美的音乐、好书、精美的画卷、精彩的戏剧、优秀的伙伴和愉快的谈话的人——他们是什么呢?他们是世界上最幸福的人。
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.
认为青年是人生最快乐的时光的看法是建立在一种谬误之上的。最幸福的人是那些有最有趣想法的人，我们随着年龄的增长而变得更幸福。
One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.
生活的秘密之一是保持我们敏锐的求知欲。
