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I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least
interest to a serious and read more
I am still of opinion that only two topics can be of the least
interest to a serious and studious mood--sex and the dead.
Studious of ease, and fond of humble things.
Studious of ease, and fond of humble things.
The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.
The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.
O Granta! sweet Granta! where studious of ease,
I slumbered seven years, and then lost by degrees.
O Granta! sweet Granta! where studious of ease,
I slumbered seven years, and then lost by degrees.
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow read more
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
Some people study all their life, and at their death they have learned everything except to think.
Some people study all their life, and at their death they have learned everything except to think.
Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still
air of delightful studies.
Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still
air of delightful studies.
Exhausting thought,
And having wisdom with each studious year.
Exhausting thought,
And having wisdom with each studious year.
When night hath set her silver lamp high,
Then is the time for study.
When night hath set her silver lamp high,
Then is the time for study.
