James Loeb Professions : Banker Born : August 6, 1867 Died : May 27, 1933 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by James Loeb 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 teaching past school 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 our-generation growing-up latin 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 eye littles men 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 task large before myself 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 privilege satisfaction half work 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 wherever library existence excellence Similar Authors Amadeo Giannini banker Agha Hasan Abedi banker Douglas A. Warner III banker David Rockefeller banker Christine Jennings banker Emilio Botin banker All Authors
