Benjamin Jowett Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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

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

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than anything else - to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are - and have always been.

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

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

It is most important in this world to be pushing, but it is fatal to seem so.

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

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

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

Atheism or similar charges was not unusual among intellectuals, nor condemned by the masses. The prize-winning plays of Aristophanes were not merely atheist, but made fun of the gods and their prophets and oracles.

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 to sell anything.

We can't search or attain well being, wealth, studying, justice or kindness usually. Action is all the time particular, concrete, individualized, distinctive.