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
civilization disease
Civilization is a disease which is almost invariably fatal.
suicide war interesting
The statistics of suicide show that, for non-combatants at least, life is more interesting in war than in peace.
greek mouths esoteric
No word in our language not even "Socialism" has been employed more loosely than " Mysticism ." ... The history of the word begins in close connexion with the Greek mysteries. A mystic is one who has been, or is being, initiated into some esoteric knowledge of Divine things, about which he must keep his mouth shut...
self affection intellect
Faith is an act of self-consecration, in which the will, the intellect, and the affections all have their place.
honesty supposing-that policy
Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.
adversity heart giving
God does not always punish a nation by sending it adversity. More often He gives the oppressors their hearts' desire, and sends leanness withal into their soul.
judging soldier battle
Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle.
struggle fighting hands
There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise? Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. 'You forget,' said the Devil, with a chuckle, 'that I have been evolving too.
religion taught caught
Religion is caught, not taught.
philosophy history mind
The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.
survival population fit
Over-population is a phenomenon connected with the survival of the unfit, and it is a mechanism which has created conditions favourable to the survival of the unfit and the elimination of the fit.
parent special pedestal
Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the cupboard.
struggle games life-is
The game of life is worth playing, but the struggle is the prize.
bored discover imagination nobody trying
Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.