For he as studious--of his ease.

For he as studious--of his ease.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Studious of ease, and fond of humble things.

Studious of ease, and fond of humble things.

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.

He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself read more

He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty.

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile;
natural philosophy, deep; morals, grave; logic and rhetoric, able
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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile;
natural philosophy, deep; morals, grave; logic and rhetoric, able
to contend.

Exhausting thought,
And having wisdom with each studious year.

Exhausting thought,
And having wisdom with each studious year.

Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices and fallacies born of previous read more

Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices and fallacies born of previous centuries

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.