Pursuits Quotes

194 Pursuits quotes by 166 unique authors

The tastes and pursuits of manhood will bear on them the traces of the earlier impressions of our education. It is therefore not unreasonable to… — Charles Babbage
He will also find that the high and independent spirit, which usually dwells in the breast of those who are deeply versed in scientific pursuits,… — Charles Babbage
And rural nature is full of the same quickening spirit-it is, in fact, the exhaustless mine from which the poet and the painter have brought… — Thomas Cole
In retrospect, the past seems not one existence with a continuous flow of years and events that follow each other in logical sequence, but a… — Eleanor Robson Belmont
Self must be denied as to time and attention for prayer. All-prayer cannot be wielded without the expenditure of time. "A minute with God" seldom… — Walter J Chantry
Avoid trivial pursuits. You are a child of God, destined for glory, and called to do great things in His Name. Do not waste your… — Paul Washer
Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand… — Horace
The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak hate not wickedness… — Eric Hoffer
Burn to be great, Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone. The plains are everlasting as the hills, The bard cannot have two pursuits;… — Philip James Bailey
I sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying for us. It's… — Claude Monet
New York is essentially national in interest, position, pursuits. No one thinks of the place as belonging to a particular state, but to the United… — James F. Cooper
What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability is the degree to which, beginning… — Daniel Goleman
We should be active leaders in the fight for civil liberties which adequately reflect present social realities. Furthermore the left as a movement must appropriate… — Joseph Muscat
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy-indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from… — William Osler
Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy. — Thomas Aquinas
Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of… — Michael E. DeBakey
Faith I have, in myself, in humanity, in the worthwhileness of the pursuits in entertainment for the masses. But wide awake, not blind faith, moves… — Walt Disney
Recreation and diversion are as necessary to our well-being as the more serious pursuits of life. — Brigham Young
Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers , and they… — Pythagoras
Cultivate your own garden and let go of your tendency to examine and judge how others cultivate theirs. Catch yourself in moments of gossip about… — Wayne Dyer
The purpose of revival is to fire the church with divine energy for her divine assignment. Revival will tear us away from our temporal pursuits… — David Shibley
There are three intellectual pursuits, and, so far as I am aware, only three, in which human beings have performed major feats before the age… — George Steiner
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain… — Albert Einstein
I think one of my pursuits over the years is trying to answer the question of, 'What else can you do with a voice other… — Brian Eno
It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for… — Nathaniel Hawthorne

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