All William Ralph Inge Quotes
- The command, 'Be fruitful and multiply', was promulgated, according to our authorities, when the population of the world consisted of two persons. According
- There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke. Aspiration
- When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve, "My dear, we live in an age of… Adam
- But the instinct of hoarding, like all other instincts, tends to become hypertrophied and perverted; and with the institution of private property comes another institution-that… Acquisitiveness
- Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism. Fear
- The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated. It is a main cause of revolutions, and would soon bring to an… All
- No word in our language not even "Socialism" has been employed more loosely than " Mysticism ." ... The history of the word begins in… Been
- It is becoming impossible for those who mix at all with their fellow-men to believe that the grace of God is distributed denominationally. All
- Civilization is a disease which is almost invariably fatal. Almost Invariably
- Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love. Bereavement
- Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some… Act
- Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they… Act
- What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. Brainstorming
- Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them. Counting
- We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse. Beings
- I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out. Ago
- The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born. Born
- 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… Able
- Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due. Comes Due
- The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so. Cause