There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.

Quote by William Ralph Inge

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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.

Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares...

Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares...

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins...

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins...

Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and...

Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and...

In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical...

In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical...

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

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

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.

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

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

True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.

True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.

I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose...

I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose...

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are...

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are...

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Originality is undetected plagiarism.

Originality is undetected plagiarism.

Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of...

Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of...

I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of...

I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of...

It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the...

It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the...

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful or to...

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful or to...

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

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

To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a...

To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a...