In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.

— William Ralph Inge

William Ralph Inge Quotes

The great discovery of the nineteenth century, that we are of one blood with the lower animals, has created new ethical obligations which have not yet penetrated the public conscience. The clerical profession has been lamentably remiss in preaching this obvious duty.

— William Ralph Inge

Experience is a good teacher, but her fees are very high.

— William Ralph Inge

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

— William Ralph Inge

Boredom is a certain sign that we are allowing our faculties to rust in idleness.

— William Ralph Inge

In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted.

— William Ralph Inge

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

— William Ralph Inge

Hatred toward any human being cannot exist in the same heart as love to God.

— William Ralph Inge

Admiration for ourselves and our institutions is too often measured by our contempt and dislike for foreigners.

— William Ralph Inge

The game of life is worth playing, but the struggle is the prize.

— William Ralph Inge

We must cut our coat according to our cloth, and adapt ourselves to changing circumstances.

— William Ralph Inge

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves.

— William Ralph Inge

All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural phenomena.

— William Ralph 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 Ralph Inge

There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise? Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. ‘You forget,’ said the Devil, with a chuckle, ’that I have been evolving too.

— 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

Religion is caught, not taught.

— William Ralph Inge

The object of studying philosophy is to know one’s own mind, not other peoples.

— William Ralph Inge

Over-population is a phenomenon connected with the survival of the unfit, and it is a mechanism which has created conditions favourable to the survival of the unfit and the elimination of the fit.

— William Ralph Inge

Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the cupboard.

— 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.

— William Ralph Inge
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