Diligent Quotes

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POTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only… — Ambrose Bierce
Without a sincere and diligent effort in every area of obedience, there will be no sucessful mortification of any one besetting sin. — John Owen
Barna is correct when he writes, "After fifteen years of diligent digging into the world around me, I have reached several conclusions about the future… — Ed Stetzer
Though not a remarkably precocious child in other respects, she seemed to have very clear and correct views on almost every subject connected with her… — Martha Finley
Tall oaks grow from little acorns.Testing. This is the text of an item. Testing. Origin. Testing. Quoted. Testing. Source. The diligent farmer plants trees, of… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I cannot say that I was a particularly diligent student, especially during the lower grades. — Koichi Tanaka
Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading. — J C Ryle
The Lord has a great work for each of us to do. You may wonder how this can be. You may feel that there is… — James E. Faust
There is not enough Bible-reading among us. It is not sufficient to have the Book. We must actually READ it, and PRAY over it ourselves.… — J C Ryle
Love to Jesus is the basis of all true piety, and the intensity of this love will ever be the measure of our zeal for… — Charles Spurgeon
The diligent reading of Sacred Scripture accompanied by prayer brings about that intimate dialogue in which the person reading hears God who is speaking, and… — Pope Benedict XVI
Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with a pure heart... — John of Kronstadt
... the Apostle Paul says that we are sealed in the Spirit (cf. Eph. 1:13); since we have in the Son the image of the… — Ambrose
I should as soon expect a farmer to prosper in business who contented himself with sowing his fields and never looking at them till harvest,… — J C Ryle
You have to workÂ from one point to go to another. So I admire work ethic, I think it should be reinforced through Â ourÂ neighborhoods, that everybody… — Tupac Shakur
I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess… — Susan Polgar
God rewards the person who is diligent. And for those who will take time in their day to seek the Lord, for those who will… — Greg Laurie
The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself. — William Godwin
The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowels of the earth, only yield up… — Arthur W. Pink
Diligent as one must be in learning, one must be as diligent in forgetting; otherwise the process is one of pedantry, not culture. — Albert J. Nock

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