English - Clergyman | June 6, 1860 - February 26, 1954
I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour.
William Inge
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It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.
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The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.
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There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.
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Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.
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What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
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The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.
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Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
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Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some kind of effective energy.
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A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.
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Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.
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