Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not. William Inge More Quotes by William Inge More Quotes From William Inge Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking. William Inge talkingwayreligion It takes strong men and women to love ... people strong enough inside themselves to love ... without humiliation. William Inge strongmenpeople The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values. William Inge thoughtfulusaamerica From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men William Inge fieldsanimalmen I have a tendency, after a play of mine is produced, to look back on it disparagingly, seeing only its faults; before production, I see only its virtues. William Inge faultsplaylooks What is a socialist? One who has yearnings To share equal profits from unequal earnings. William Inge socialismshareearning Oh, believe me. The greatest egos are those which are too egotistical to show just how egotistical they are. William Inge egoshowsbelieve I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us. William Inge enoughtwothinking Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority. William Inge majoritysufferingcountry The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so. William Inge We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form. William Inge environmentaldevilanimalreligion The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values. William Inge aimvalueseducationfactsknowledge It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. William Inge wolfopinionuselesssheep I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out. William Inge willcandleno-fearfear The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so. William Inge happybeing-happyhappinesspeople The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things. William Inge wise-manvaluemanwise The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts. William Inge thoughtsleisurecolorsoul Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. William Inge mangentlemanprayeropportunity Originality is undetected plagiarism. William Inge plagiarismoriginality What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. William Inge plagiarismoriginality
