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Benjamin Jowett Quotes: Jowett, in his day, did probably more than any other single man to let some fresh air into the exhausted atmosphere of the [Oxford] common rooms, and to widen the intellectual horizons of the place.
         

Jowett, in his day, did probably more than any other single man to let some fresh air into the exhausted atmosphere of the [Oxford] common rooms, and to widen the intellectual horizons of the place.


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



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

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



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.

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.



Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.

Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.



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.

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.



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

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



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

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



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



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

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



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





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In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell.



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Nothing is more certain than much of the force; as well as grace, of arguments or instructions depends their conciseness.



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I think people know that I've got a good heart.



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Let us expect that God is going to use us. Let us have courage and go forward, looking to God to do great things.



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