A Quote by William Lyon Phelps

One appreciates that daily life is really good when one wakes from a horrible dream, or when one takes the first outing after a sickness. Why not realize it now?

William Lyon Phelps

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William Lyon Phelps
American - Educator
January 2, 1865 - August 21, 1943

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Raoul Peck

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Paulo Coelho

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