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
happiness success happy
The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.
two religion world
The command, 'Be fruitful and multiply', was promulgated, according to our authorities, when the population of the world consisted of two persons.
people happy-people
The happy people are those who are producing something...
cat kitten said
A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.
cousin animal rights
We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
education knowledge facts
The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.
civilization waste products
Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.
life happiness wisdom
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
action faculty used
Nature takes away any faculty that is not used.
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.
superstitions belief worship
Lutheranism is essentially German... It worships a God who is neither just nor merciful.
country military noble
There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke.