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Dean Inge quotes

English Author June 6, 1860 – February 26, 1954

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All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural phenomena. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is..."
Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is..."
A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and..."
A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it. Dean Inge
If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound up at a date which we could name if we knew it. The world, if it is to have an end in time, must have had a beginning in time. Dean Inge
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. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "The proper time to influence the character of a child is about..."
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born. Dean Inge
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. Dean Inge
In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies which scientific men have constructed. In philosophy they have much more to learn than to teach. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind,..."
The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's. Dean 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. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense."
The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago..."
I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out. Dean 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. Dean Inge
Dean Inge quote: "True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values."
True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values. Dean Inge

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