Author: William Inge

Quotes

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.

- William Inge

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

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

- William Inge

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction.

- William Inge

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

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

- William 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.

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.

- William Inge

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

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

- William Inge

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

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

- William Inge

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

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

- William 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.

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 Inge

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