Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due. William Inge More Quotes by William Inge More Quotes From William Inge Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true. William Inge truenobodyheimaginationbeautiful No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism. William Inge systempessimistoptimismchristian It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. William Inge opinionuselesssheepreality Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next. William Inge findwillspiritage Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it. William Inge feastwithoutyourlife Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not. William Inge usbestalwayshonesty The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's. William Inge knowmindphilosophypeople Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized. William Inge barbarianscivilizedgamblingdisease 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 Inge feelalwaysriskfaith Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love. William Inge morehappylovelife I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. William Inge whynevercreatorhumour Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man. William Inge mannaturegodpeople There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences. William Inge punishmentsconsequencesonlyrewards Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival. William Inge onlyownseedsway
