Dean Inge Quotes


God does not always punish a nation by sending it adversity. More often He gives the oppressors their hearts' desire, and sends leanness withal into their soul.


Citations

Inge, William Ralph. Outspoken Essays. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1919, p. 55.

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Dean Inge
Dean Inge
  • Born: June 6, 1860
  • Died: February 26, 1954
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Author

William Ralph Inge KCVO FBA (/ˈɪŋ/; was an English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, Dean Inge. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.