Benjamin Jowett Quotes
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To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.
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There is a great deal of hard lying in the world; especially among people whose characters are above suspicion.
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Grace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty. It is as…
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All translation is a compromise - the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.
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Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard - both as regards the monuments and the inscriptions. Scarcely…
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Plato's dialogues bear at least some similarities to the classical plays.
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One man is as good as another until he has written a book.
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My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.
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You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able…
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I am not blaming the past. ... But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.
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The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
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Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.
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Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
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Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.
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We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
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Research ! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.
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The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.
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You must believe in God, in spite of what the clergy say.
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Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
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