Benjamin Jowett Quotes
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.
Topics
Ambition
Goals
Greed
Materialism
Priorities
Quality Of Life
Self-Actualization
Values
Wealth
Contentment
Economic Security, Economic Insecurity, Financial Security, Financial Insecurity
Perspective
Rich
More Than Anything
Financial Freedom
Anything Else
Money
Life Balance
Meaningful Relationships
Self-Reflection
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Benjamin Jowett was an influential tutor and administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, a theologian, an Anglican cleric, and a translator of Plato and Thucydides. He was Master of Balliol College, Oxford.