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.


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Benjamin Jowett
Benjamin Jowett
  • Born: April 15, 1817
  • Died: October 1, 1893
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Academic

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.