Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed. — William Temple Copy Share Image
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your gifts. It means… — William Temple Copy Share
Our present time is indeed a criticizing and critical time, hovering between the wish, and the inability to believe. Our complaints are like arrows… — William Temple Copy Share
There is no structural organization of society which can bring about the coming of the Kingdom of God on earth since all systems can… — William Temple Copy Share
Christianity founds hospitals and atheists are cured in them, never knowing they owe their cure to Christ. — William Temple Copy Share
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. — William Temple Copy Share
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. — William Temple Copy Share
We shall say without hesitation that the atheist who is moved by love is moved by the Spirit of God; an atheist who lives… — William Temple Copy Share
There cannot live a more unhappy creature than an ill-natured old man, who is neither capable of receiving pleasures, nor sensible of conferring them… — William Temple Copy Share
“It is a great mistake to think that God is chiefly concerned with our being religious.” — William Temple Copy Share
It is sometimes said that conduct is supremely important and worship helps it. The truth is that worship is supremely important and conduct tests… — William Temple Copy Share
People that trust wholly to other's charity, and without industry of their own, will always be poor. — William Temple Copy Share
Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of ages through which they passed. — William Temple Copy Share
