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.
BENJAMIN JOWETTJowett, 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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Grace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty.
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Research ! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.
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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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Give the clergy your sympathy; don’t give them anything else.
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There is a great deal of hard lying in the world; especially among people whose characters are above suspicion.
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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.
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I am not blaming the past. … But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.
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One man is as good as another until he has written a book.
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My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.
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We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
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Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.
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All translation is a compromise – the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.
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It is as real an energy as the energy of electricity. It is a divine energy; it is the energy of the divine affection rolling in plenteousness toward the shores of human need.
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We can’t search or attain well being, wealth, studying, justice or kindness usually. Action is all the time particular, concrete, individualized, distinctive.
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Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
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