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William Ralph Inge
The proper time...
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is...
There are two...
There are two kinds of fools. One says, 'This is old, therefore it is good.' The other says, 'This is new, therefore...
What is originality?...
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.
Source: In Barnes & Noble Book of...
The wisdom of...
The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.
Source: In Great...
Worry is interest...
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due.
Source: In Observer (London),...
Events in the...
Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter. This...
I think middle...
I think middle age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at...
The vulgar mind...
The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important.
Source: More Lay...
We tolerate shapes...
We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.
It is useless...
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different...