A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is b…

William Lyon Phelps
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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. ✨ William Lyon Phelps (2016). A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness', 'Superstition', 'The Great American Game', and Many More, p.83, Read Books Ltd
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