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> [A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/a-man-may-build-himself-a-throne-of-bayonets-but-he-cannot-sit-on-it/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

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## Other authors on Bayonets

## More by William Ralph Inge

> [The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/the-world-belongs-to-those-who-think-and-act-with-it-who-keep-a/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [They who will live for others shall have great troubles, but they shall seem to them small. Those who will live for themselves shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/they-who-will-live-for-others-shall-have-great-troubles-but-they/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/the-vulgar-mind-always-mistakes-the-exceptional-for-the-important/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [The game of life is worth playing, but the struggle is the prize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/the-game-of-life-is-worth-playing-but-the-struggle-is-the-prize/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [It is becoming impossible for those who mix at all with their fellow-men to believe that the grace of God is distributed denominationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/it-is-becoming-impossible-for-those-who-mix-at-all-with-their-fellow/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/beneath-the-dingy-uniformity-of-international-fashions-in-dress-man/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [The Devil deserves zero tolerance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/the-devil-deserves-zero-tolerance/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [We should think of the church as an orchestra in which the different churches play on different instruments while a Divine Conductor calls the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/we-should-think-of-the-church-as-an-orchestra-in-which-the-different/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [Originality is undetected plagiarism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/originality-is-undetected-plagiarism/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the cupboard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/each-generation-takes-a-special-pleasure-in-removing-the-household/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/literature-flourishes-best-when-it-is-half-a-trade-and-half-an-art/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/no-healthy-civilization-can-ever-be-reared-on-a-foundation-of/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to be the average person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/public-opinion-a-vulgar-impertinent-anonymous-tyrant-who-deliberately/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/deliberate-cruelty-to-our-defenceless-and-beautiful-little-cousins-is/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

> [The great discovery of the nineteenth century, that we are of one blood with the lower animals, has created new ethical obligations which have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/the-great-discovery-of-the-nineteenth-century-that-we-are-of-one/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

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