Benjamin Jowett

Jowett, in his day, did probably more than any other single man to let some fresh air into the exhausted atmosphere of…

— Benjamin Jowett

One man is as good as another until he has written a book.

— Benjamin Jowett

There is a great deal of hard lying in the world; especially among people whose characters are above suspicion.

— Benjamin Jowett

“Atheism or similar charges was not unusual among intellectuals, nor condemned by the masses. The prize-winning plays of Aristophanes were not merely…

— Benjamin Jowett

You must believe in God, in spite of what the clergy say.

— Benjamin Jowett

Give the clergy your sympathy; don't give them anything else.

— Benjamin Jowett

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.

— Benjamin Jowett

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man…

— Benjamin Jowett

“The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money.”

— Benjamin Jowett

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

— Benjamin Jowett

Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.

— Benjamin Jowett

Research ! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.

— Benjamin Jowett

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

— Benjamin Jowett

If you don't find a God by five o'clock this afternoon you must leave the college.

— Benjamin Jowett

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard - both as regards the monuments and…

— Benjamin Jowett

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…

— Benjamin Jowett

“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit of doing them”

— Benjamin Jowett

Precautions are always blamed. When successful they are said to be unnecessary.

— Benjamin Jowett

I am not blaming the past. ... But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.

— Benjamin Jowett

Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.

— Benjamin Jowett

The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.

— Benjamin Jowett

All translation is a compromise - the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.

— Benjamin Jowett

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.

— Benjamin Jowett

Plato's dialogues bear at least some similarities to the classical plays.

— Benjamin Jowett

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

— Benjamin Jowett