"The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century." ― William Lyon Phelps Topic(s): Life More From William Lyon Phelps "If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow." "If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything." "Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense." More In Life "I have a simple philosophy: Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches."― Alice Roosevelt Longworth "Life is wasted on the living."― Douglas Adams "Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it."― Lyndon B. Johnson