Benjamin Jowett
Theologian
1817-04-15 – 1893-10-01
Benjamin Jowett was an English theologian and classical scholar, long associated with Balliol College, Oxford, and noted for influential translations of Plato.
Quotes by Benjamin Jowett
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Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
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Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.
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One man is as good as another until he has written a book.
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Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
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The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit of doing them.
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