Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.
Benjamin Jowett
Tag: Quote of the Day
20FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
One man is as good as another until he has written a book.
Benjamin Jowett
19FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
I hope our young men will not grow into such dodgers as these old men are. I believe everything that a young man says to me.
Benjamin Jowett
18FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
Benjamin Jowett
17FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
Doubt comes in at the window, when Inquiry is denied at the door.
Benjamin Jowett
16FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
Learn just enough of the subject [metaphysics] to enable your mind to get rid of it.
Benjamin Jowett
15FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
We have sought truth, and sometimes perhaps found it. But have we had any fun?
Benjamin Jowett
14FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
Research! Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.
Benjamin Jowett
13FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks…
Ben Jonson
12FEB2023 – Quote of the Day
Greatness of name in the father oft-times overwhelms the son; they stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth: so much, that we see the grandchild come more and oftener to be heir of the first.
Ben Jonson