Quotes of William R. Inge - somelinesforyou

“ 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 R. Inge

“ No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism. ”

- William R. Inge

“ No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism. ”

- William R. Inge

“ Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ”

- William R. 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. ”

- William R. Inge

“ Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. Inge

“ No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. Inge

“ A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. ”

- William R. Inge

“ Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person. ”

- William R. Inge

“ Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle. ”

- William R. Inge

“ To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. ”

- William R. 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. ”

- William R. Inge

“ It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. ”

- William R. Inge

“ Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ”

- William R. 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. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- 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 R. Inge

“ Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person. ”

- William R. Inge

“ Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great battle. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. 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. ”

- 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 R. Inge

“ Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ”

- William R. Inge

“ I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. ”

- William R. Inge
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