A collection of quotes and thoughts by William Ralph Inge on knowledge, opportunity, rewards, consequences, beautiful, spirit, age, wisdom and happiness.
29 Inspiring Quotes By William Ralph Inge That Will Encourage You To Speak Your Mind
William Ralph Inge was a British Anglican priest, divinity professor at the University of Cambridge, writer and the dean at ‘St. Paul’s Cathedral’, who went on to become one of the most influential priests of his era. Inge was an extremely gifted student, who got a ‘Newcastle Scholarship’ to the elite ‘Eton College’ and then won a slew of prizes during his time at ‘King’s College’ at the University of Cambridge. He was one of the most influential priests without a doubt and championed causes like nudism that proved he had a mind of his own despite being an Anglican priest. However, his legacy has been cemented by virtue of the scores of books that he wrote during the course of his life and many of them are read widely to the present day. Some of his most well-known works include ‘The Church and the Age’, ‘Outspoken Essays’, ‘Types of Christian Saintliness’, ‘Lay Thoughts of a Dean’, ‘A Pacifist in Trouble’, ‘The Idea of Progress’, ‘God and Astronomers’ and ‘The End of an Age’ and ‘Other Essays’ among others. Inge was without doubt a man of rare intellect and put forward his views and thoughts as often as he could. Here is a collection of some of the best known quotes and sayings by William Ralph Inge from his books, essays and other public utterances that are sure to motivate and inspire you.
There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.
William Ralph Inge
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
William Ralph Inge
A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.
William Ralph Inge
Originality is undetected plagiarism.
William Ralph Inge
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.
William Ralph Inge
The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.
William Ralph Inge
Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
William Ralph Inge
Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.
