6 Quotes & Sayings By Benjamin Jowett

Born in 1817, Jowett was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and a renowned scholar of Greek and Latin classics. He became President of the University of Oxford in 1869. In 1877 he helped found the British School at Athens and was appointed honorary professor of classical philology at Oxford, where he remained until his death on December 22, 1899.

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One man is as good as another until he has written a book. Benjamin Jowett
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Logic is neither a science nor an art but a dodge. Benjamin Jowett
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The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them. Benjamin Jowett
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We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique. Benjamin Jowett
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Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl. Benjamin Jowett