William Ralph Inge
William Ralph Inge
William Ralph Inge KCVOwas an English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, Dean Inge...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth6 June 1860
William Ralph Inge quotes about
independent men promise
Christianity promises to make men free; it never promises to make them independent.
zero tolerance devil
The Devil deserves zero tolerance.
philosophy men doe
In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies which scientific men have constructed. In philosophy they have much more to learn than to teach.
superstitions belief worship
Lutheranism is essentially German... It worships a God who is neither just nor merciful.
color soul leisure
The soul is dyed by the color of its leisure hours.
risk elements venture
Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves.
god thinking play
We should think of the church as an orchestra in which the different churches play on different instruments while a Divine Conductor calls the tune.
teacher good-teacher fees
Experience is a good teacher, but her fees are very high.
phases connections consciousness
Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.
logical adopted englishmen
In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted.
rivals way institutions
Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.
spiritual world recognition
All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural phenomena.
life happiness wisdom
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
education knowledge facts
The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.