Studious Quotes

39 quotes by 35 authors

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. — Ambrose Bierce
I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands. — Thomas Jefferson
Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action. — Midge Decter
It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of the most studious… — Samuel Johnson
The studious silence of the library ... Tranquil brightness. — James Joyce
I was very studious, too much. I would never go out at weekends. I was very serious. You should have seen me in class -… — Eva Green
The use of knowledge in our sex (beside the amusement of solitude) is to moderate the passions and learn to be contented with a small… — Mary Wortley Montagu
Tea's proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use exercise, and will… — Samuel Johnson
Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action. Their acquisition obligates each man… — Midge Decter
Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's still… — Eddie Condon
Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. — Benjamin Franklin
The victors of the battles of tomorrow will be those who can best harness thought to action. From office boy to statesman, the prizes will… — B. C. Forbes
Photographers learn to interpret photographs in that technical way because they want to understand and use that 'language' themselves just as musicians learn a more… — Howard S. Becker
Studious to please, yet not ashamed to fail. — Samuel Johnson
On graduating from school, a studious young man who would withstand the tedium and monotony of his duties has no choice but to lose himself… — Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Luxurious lobster-nights, farewell, For sober, studious days! — Alexander Pope
My father came from an intellectual and studious avenue as opposed to a brawler's avenue. So I had to go further afield and I brought… — Tom Hardy
You have heaven adorned, earth beautified, the sea populated with its own creatures, the air filled with birds which scour it in every direction. Studious… — Saint Basil
I was very studious and square in college. — Vera Farmiga
But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloisters pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And… — John Milton

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