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

~Benjamin Jowett

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

~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

Topics: Action Always Attain Cannot Concrete General Health Justice Kindness Learning Seek Specific Unique We Cannot Wealth

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There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than anything else - to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are - and have always been.

~Benjamin Jowett

Topics: Always Anything Anything Else Become Been Defect Else Goal How Important Like Long Money More More Than Anything Once Other Rich Seem Serious Someone Than Things Thinking Understand Wants Who Worthwhile

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

~Benjamin Jowett

Topics: Credit Doing Done Get Gets Mind Them Things Way Who

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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.

~Benjamin Jowett

Topics: Another Greatest Grow He Himself How Independently Learn Man May Perhaps Service Teach

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The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.

~Benjamin Jowett

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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.

~Benjamin Jowett

Topics: Able Anything Coming Feel Got Minded Otherwise Out Sell Selling Success Things Way You Your

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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

Topics: Art Dodge Logic Neither Nor Science

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Theologian

Born: April 15th, 1817

Died: October 1st, 1893

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