Austin Phelps (1820–90) was an American Congregational minister and educator. He was for 10 years President of the Andover Theological Seminary and his writings became standard textbooks for Christian theological education and remain in print today.
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Vigilance in watching opportunity; tact and daring in seizing upon opportunity; force and persistence in crowding opportunity to its utmost of possible achievement — these are the martial virtues which must command success.
—Austin Phelps
Topics: Opportunity
A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. They surround the world’s ignorance and press for admission.
—Austin Phelps
Topics: Originality, Ideas
A disciplined conscience is a man’s best friend. — It may not be his most amiable, but it is his most faithful monitor.
—Austin Phelps
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