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
thinking age fifty
I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty.
average tyrants public-opinion
Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person.
believe men history
Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.
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.
real thinking two
It is quite natural and inevitable that, if we spend sixteen hours daily of our waking lives in thinking about the affairs of the world and five minutes in thinking about God and our souls, this world will seem two hundred times more real to us than God.
wise men relative-value
The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.
patriotic patriotism noble
Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.
punishment rewards consequence
There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.
soul poverty littles
The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.
zero tolerance devil
The Devil deserves zero tolerance.
self affection intellect
Faith is an act of self-consecration, in which the will, the intellect, and the affections all have their place.
views
To marry is to get a binocular view of life.
cutting clothes coats
We must cut our coat according to our cloth, and adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.
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.