William Ralph Inge Quote Explained: This is old, therefore it is good; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."

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All human love is a holy thing, the holiest thing in our experience.

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

Holy
Love

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A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

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The church that is married to the spirit of this age, becomes a widow in the next.

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

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

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

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The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

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I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

No Fear

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True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

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

- William Ralph Inge

Theologian and Anglican priest

· England

Art
Writing

This is old, therefore it is good; the other says, “This is new, therefore it is better.”

This is old, therefore it is good; the other says, “This is new, therefore it is better.”

All human love is a holy thing, the holiest thing in our experience.

A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.

The church that is married to the spirit of this age, becomes a widow in the next.

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

The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.

I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out.

True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.

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

I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain

Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain

To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Explain

Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain

Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Explain

The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain

It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Explain

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

This is old, therefore it is good; the other says, “This is new, therefore it is better.”

This is old, therefore it is good; the other says, “This is new, therefore it is better.”

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