Ronald Knox
Ronald Knox
Ronald Arbuthnott Knoxwas an English priest, theologian and author of detective stories. He was also a writer and a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 February 1888
catholic mind unorthodox
The great argument used now against any theological proposition is not, that it is untrue, or unthinkable, or unedifying, or unscriptural, or unorthodox, but simply, that the modern mind cannot accept it.
stupid believe civilization
It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.
men differences sun
The difference between the Old and the New Testament is the difference between a man who said "There is nothing new under the sun" and a God who says "Behold, I make all things new.
religious way study
The study of comparative religions is the best way to become comparatively religious.
atheism sloppy ifs
If you have a sloppy religion you get a sloppy atheism.
loyalty men thinking
All men who have ideals . . . live by some kind of faith, by committing themselves to some kind of loyalty which is not universally recognized as the common property of all thinking men. They must have something-something outside themselves, to make them feel life is worth living, that good rather than evil is the explanation of the world.
thinking scotland world
Knox was engaged in a theological discussion with scientist John Scott Haldane. 'In a universe containing millions of planets,' reasoned Haldane, 'is it not inevitable that life should appear on at least one of them?' 'Sir,' replied Knox, 'if Scotland Yard found a body in your cabin trunk, would you tell them: 'There are millions of trunks in the world; surely one of them must contain a body? I think the would still want to know who put it there.'
truth believe people
Always tell the truth, and people will never believe you.
rooms looks peter
He who travels in the Barque of Peter had better not look too closely into the engine room.
mom responsibility baby-boy
A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.