Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new. — William Temple Among Copy Share Image
I have always looked upon alchemy in natural philosophy to be like enthusiasm in divinity, and to have troubled the world much… — William Temple Alchemy Copy Share Image
True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God. — William Temple Friendship Copy Share Image
When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played… — William Temple Asleep Copy Share Image
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies. — William Temple Enemy Copy Share Image
If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having… — William Temple Answers Copy Share Image
No one ever was a great poet, that applied himself much to anything else. — William Temple Anything Copy Share Image
“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your… — William Temple Christian humility Copy Share Image
Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of… — William Temple Adoration Copy Share Image
The problem of evil... Why does God permit it? Or, if God is omnipotent, in which case permission and creation are the… — William Temple Case Copy Share Image
