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
peace men thrones
A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.
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.
originality plagiarism
Originality is undetected plagiarism.
christian optimism grace
No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.
inspirational children character
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.
art writing half
Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
thinking world pulse
The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.
fashion hero sacrifice
Beneath the dingy uniformity of international fashions in dress, man remains what he has always been; a splendid fighting animal, a self-sacrificing hero, and a blood thirsty savage.
funny creativity originality
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
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.
reflection theatre theater
Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.
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.
battle half
Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won.