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
ends experiments
Faith begins as an experiment, and ends as an experience.
admiration institutions contempt
Admiration for ourselves and our institutions is too often measured by our contempt and dislike for foreigners.
parent age paradise
When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve, "My dear, we live in an age of transition."
expectations choices certain
Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.
patriotic patriotism noble
Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.
moving reality issues
Our test is infallible. Whatever view of reality deepens our sense of the tremendous issues of life in the world wherein we move, is for us nearer the truth than any view which diminishes that sense.
civilization waste products
Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.
zero tolerance devil
The Devil deserves zero tolerance.
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.
vegetarianism sheep different
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.
originality plagiarism
Originality is undetected plagiarism.
perspective live-for-others trouble
They who will live for others shall have great troubles, but they shall seem to them small. Those who will live for themselves shall have small troubles, but they shall seem to them great.
sentimental disillusioned prove
Experience proves that none is so cruel as the disillusioned sentimentalist.
gambling barbarians disease
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.