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Ronald Knox
English
Theologian
About the author
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.
Ronald Knox,
English
Theologian
#Zeal
#Politeness
A good sermon should be like a woman's skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the essentials.
Ronald Knox,
English
Theologian
#Woman
#Interest
It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.
Ronald Knox,
English
Theologian
#Devil
Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.
Ronald Knox,
English
Theologian
#Dignity
#Man
#Funny
The hall-mark of American humour is its pose of illiteracy.
Ronald Knox,
English
Theologian
#American
A baby is a loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Ronald Knox,
English
Theologian
#End
#Responsibility
#Sense
#Baby