William Temple quotes are thought-provoking, memorable and inspiring. From views on society and politics to thoughts on love and life, William Temple has a lot to say. In this list we present the 14 best William Temple quotes, in no particular order. Let yourself get inspired!
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William Temple quotes
Art is the effort to appreciate and express the God who is its Beauty.
— William Temple, Fellowship with God
Religion is what you do with your solitude.
— William Temple
The most influential of all educational factor is the conversation in a child’s home.
— William Temple
To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God.
— William Temple, Nature, Man and God
If your prayer is selfish the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all but it is sure to be there.
— William Temple
When I pray coincidences happen and when I don’t they don’t.
— William Temple
The church exists for the sake of those outside it.
— William Temple
That great artillery of God Almighty.
— William Temple
Learning passes for wisdom among those who want both.
— William Temple
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
— William Temple
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.
— William Temple
The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child’s home.
— William Temple
Man’s wisdom is his best friend folly his worst enemy.
— William Temple
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.
— William Temple
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one’s own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
— William Temple
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