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
cat kitten said
A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.
battle half
Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won.
people happy-people
The happy people are those who are producing something...
prayer mean opportunity
Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.
vegetarianism sheep different
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.
funny creativity originality
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
reflection theatre theater
Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.
inspirational children character
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.
originality plagiarism
Originality is undetected plagiarism.
christian optimism grace
No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.
beautiful cousin animal
Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being can be guilty.
god should humour
I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.
peace men thrones
A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.
happiness success happy
The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.