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Benjamin Jowett

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English writer and classical scholar (1817–1893)

Person · Open Library

Born
15 April 1817
Died
1 October 1893
Works
115

Top works

  • Index to Plato
  • The Republic
  • Muḥāwarāt Aflāṭūn
  • The works of Plato
  • The Ion of Plato

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
England
Active from
1817-04-15
Active to
1893-10-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Quotes

  • Research! Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.
  • We have sought truth, and sometimes perhaps found it. But have we had any fun?
  • Learn just enough of the subject [metaphysics] to enable your mind to get rid of it.
  • Doubt comes in at the window, when Inquiry is denied at the door.
  • [The office of the interpreter] is to read Scripture like any other book.
  • Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard (p. 244).

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Benjamin Jowett, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana