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“This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.”
“This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.”
— WILLIAM LYON PHELPS
American scholar and author · 1865 – 1943
William Lyon Phelps was an American author, critic and scholar who taught English at Yale University for over forty years. A celebrated public lecturer and radio broadcaster on books and reading, he was one of America's best-known literary popularisers.
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