Quotes by James Loeb - Page 1

Before venturing on so large an undertaking as is involved in the task I had set myself I consulted a number of distinguished scholars as to the desirability of such a series.
James Loeb / Banker
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Distinguished
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Scholars
Task
Undertaking
Venturing
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Wherever modern translations of marked excellence were already in existence efforts were made to secure them for the Library, but in a number of instances copyright could not be obtained.
James Loeb / Banker
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Excellence
Secure
Translations
Efforts
Number
Marked
Obtained
Wherever
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I therefore set to work, and after two and a half years of not inconsiderable labour I now have the privilege and the satisfaction of accompanying the early volumes of the series with this preface.
James Loeb / Banker
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Privilege
Satisfaction
Series
Accompanying
Half Years
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It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality.
James Loeb / Banker
Knowledge
Quality
Freshness
Growing Up
Latin
Literature
Our Generation
Pity
Variety
Wealth
Young
Always Me Grow
Generation
Grow Up
Scant
Seemed
Young People
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The mechanical and social achievements of our day must not blind our eyes to the fact that, in all that relates to man, his nature and aspirations, we have added little or nothing to what has been so finely said by the great men of old.
James Loeb / Banker
Men
Blind
Eye
Great Men
Littles
Achievements
Added
Aspirations
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The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers so rich.
James Loeb / Banker
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Enjoyment
Past
Rich
School
Sufficient
Teaching
Time Past Day
Afford
Languages
Classical
Student
Enable
Grandfathers
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