W R Inge Famous Quotes & Sayings
30 W R Inge Famous Sayings, Quotes and Quotation.
I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.— Learned Hand

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.— William Ralph Inge

You can't exactly bake a man to your specifications. Most of all, one shouldn't alienate a candidate. A hybrid of Einstein, Tarzan and Inge Meysel doesn't exist. Besides, the images of politicians in the media aren't always accurate. I've had my share of experiences in that regard.— Peer Steinbruck

From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men— William Inge

The world as it is is the world as God sees it, not as we see it. Our vision is distorted, not so much by the limits of finitude as by sin and ignorance. But the more we raise ourselves in the scale of being, the more will our ideas about God and the world correspond to reality.— William R. Inge

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.— William Ralph Inge

Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.— William Ralph Inge

Knowledge is key, without knowledge, leadership, and action plans that fit the actual challenges, all of our businesses and organizations are lost. By providing training, offering moments to come together and exchange best practices all of us can stay on top of our field.— Inge Ignatia De Waard

Originality is undetected plagiarism.— William Ralph Inge

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.— Dean Inge

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.— William Ralph Inge

The Devil deserves zero tolerance.— William Ralph Inge

The church is only a secular institution in which the half-educated speak to the half-converted.— William Ralph Inge

Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well.— Inge De Bruijn

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.— 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 a blood thirsty savage.— William Ralph Inge

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.— William Inge

The right use of leisure is no doubt a harder problem than the right use of our working hours. The soul is dyed the color of its leisure thoughts.— William Ralph Inge

For better or worse, man is the tool-using animal, and as such he has become the lord of creation. When he is lord also of himself, he will deserve his self-chosen title homo sapiens.— William Ralph Inge

I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us.— William Inge

Joy is the triumph of life; it is the sign that we are living our true life as spiritual beings.— William Ralph Inge

God does not always punish a nation by sending it adversity. More often He gives the oppressors their hearts' desire, and sends leanness withal into their soul.— William Ralph Inge

Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.— William Ralph Inge

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.— William Ralph Inge

To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.— William Ralph Inge

The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.— William Inge

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.— Dean Inge
