Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

William Ralph Inge Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Jun 6, 1860
  • Died: Feb 26, 1954

William Ralph Inge KCVO was an English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, "Dean Inge."

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man. nature

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next. aging

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art. art

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

The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values. education & knowledge

True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values. faith

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

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

The enemies of freedom do not argue they shout and they shoot. freedom

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

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge

3 views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more sayings from Dave Barry

27 more sayings from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill

74 more wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill