Grace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty.
BENJAMIN JOWETTGrace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty.
BENJAMIN JOWETTYoung men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
BENJAMIN JOWETTOne man is as good as another until he has written a book.
BENJAMIN JOWETTIt is most important in this world to be pushing, but it is fatal to seem so.
BENJAMIN JOWETTGive the clergy your sympathy; don’t give them anything else.
BENJAMIN JOWETTTo teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.
BENJAMIN JOWETTIt 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.
BENJAMIN JOWETTWe cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
BENJAMIN JOWETTPrecautions are always blamed. When successful they are said to be unnecessary.
BENJAMIN JOWETTYou’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.
BENJAMIN JOWETTWe can’t search or attain well being, wealth, studying, justice or kindness usually. Action is all the time particular, concrete, individualized, distinctive.
BENJAMIN JOWETTThere is a great deal of hard lying in the world; especially among people whose characters are above suspicion.
BENJAMIN JOWETTNever retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.
BENJAMIN JOWETTI am not blaming the past. … But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.
BENJAMIN JOWETTAll translation is a compromise – the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.
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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