A man is never so truly and intensely himself as when he is most possessed by God. It is impossible to say where, in the spiritual life, the human will leaves off and divine grace begins.
William Ralph IngeRead
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Worrying about future problems only burdens us and does not prevent those problems.
This quote suggests that spending time worrying about potential troubles is futile and only causes unnecessary stress. It implies that, just as one pays interest on a loan, we often pay a psychological toll by allowing ourselves to dwell on anxieties that may never materialize, thus encouraging a more mindful approach to life without excessive worrying.
Themes
WorryTroubleStressMindfulnessAnxiety
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about mental health and coping strategies.
More from William Ralph Inge
All quotes βDon't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.
William Ralph IngeRead
Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being can be guilty.
William Ralph IngeRead
The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.
William Ralph IngeRead
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.
William Ralph IngeRead
The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.
William Ralph IngeRead
Similar quotes
My favorite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence'.
Arthur C. ClarkeRead
Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.
Thomas JeffersonRead
A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.
Nassim Nicholas TalebRead
I just don't think of age and time in respect of years. I have too much experience of people in their seventies who are vigorous and useful and people who are thirty-five who are in lousy physical shape and can't think straight. I don't think age has that much to do with it.
Harrison FordRead
If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done.
John LubbockRead
It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.
Friedrich NietzscheRead