5 Quotes & Sayings By Charles Inglis

Charles Inglis was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1806. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and acted as private secretary to Lord Glenesk, then Governor-General of India. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1829. The Royal Society of London awarded him its silver medal in 1839 Read more

He married Maria Anne Parker, daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1840. From 1841 to 1857 he was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. In 1881 he was appointed Regius Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University, a position which he held until his death in 1890.

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A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War. Charles Inglis
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TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures. Charles Inglis
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That some Forms of Government are preferable to others, cannot be doubted; yet neither our Saviour, nor his Apostles have decided where that Preference is due. Charles Inglis
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To comprehend the Wisdom of this Injunction the better, and explain the Duty before us, it should be considered, that Government is the only Means by which human Happiness can be attained. Charles Inglis