Diligence Quote by Charles Spurgeon

“And this puts me in mind of that rich gentleman of Rome, who had been solicitous, with great expense, to procure men that were…

— Michel de Montaigne

“gladly come back to the theme of the absurdity of our education: its end has not been to make us good and wise, but…

— Alain de Botton

“In Montaigne’s redrawn portrait of the adequate, semi-rational human being, it is possible to speak no Greek, fart, change one’s mind after a meal,…

— Alain de Botton

Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, "How well he spoke" but when Demosthenes had finished…

— Demosthenes

“The ambition to secure an education was most praiseworthy and encouraging. The idea, however, was too prevalent that, as soon as one secured a…

— Booker T. Washington

“On the Continent learned persons love to quote Aristotle, Horace, Montaigne and show off their knowledge; in England only uneducated people show off their…

— George Mikes

“The dignity and energy of the Roman character, conspicuous in war and in politics, were not easily tamed and adjusted to the arts of…

— The Richmond Enquirer 1850s

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. -Horace”

— Aron Ralston

“Speaking Latin properly is indeed to be held in the highest regard – not just because of its own merits, but in fact because…

— Cicero

“I was made to learn Latin and Greek, but I resented it, being of opinion that it was silly to learn a language that…

— Bertrand Russell

“And were the vision of Democritus to have been adopted by Western civilization, instead of being cast aside for the pale views of Plato…

— Carl Sagan

“You go on, I presume, with your latin Exercises: and I wish to hear of your beginning upon Sallust who is one of the…

— John Adams