Quotes by category:Study

It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone.

Ferdinand de Saussure

range interest study

The business, task or object of the scientific study of languages will if possible be 1) to trace the history of all known languages. Naturally this is possible only to a very limited extent and for very few languages.

Ferdinand de Saussure

tasks language study

Gloom and solemnity are entirely out of place in even the most rigorous study of an art originally intended to make glad the heart of man.

study men art

No study is possible on the battlefield. by Ferdinand Foch

No study is possible on the battlefield.

battlefields study

You cannot get an influence from the cuisine of a country if you don't understand it. You've got to study it.

cuisine study country

My own prejudices are exactly the opposite of the functionalists': "If you want to understand function, study structure".

structure-and-function study want

Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what... by Francis Chan

Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.

thought-provoking study fall

I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of t... by Francis Collins

I think there are people who's lives have been saved because of the study of the genome.

Francis Collins

study people thinking

Let no one think or maintain that a person can search too far or be too well studied in either the book of God's word or the book of God's works.

study book thinking

I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue.... In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.

Francois Rabelais

youth study education

It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the a... by Francois Rabelais

It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.

Francois Rabelais

ancient study greek

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability. by Francis Bacon

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

ornaments delight study

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience. by Francis Bacon

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

study nature perfect

People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent.

Frank Lautenberg

driving study people

All the more I study Nature do I revere God, because Nature is all the body of God we will ever know.

Frank Lloyd Wright

garden study body

Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered

migration study people

Studies of reconciliation in primates have demonstrated that if the relationship value increases between two parties they are more willing to make peace.

party study two

It often happens that things come into the mind in a more finished form than could have been achieved after much study.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

study mind writing

Study: 60% of young Americans plan to buy firearms. The other 40% were confused, saying they thought they were free under Obamacare.

obamacare confused study

To spend too much time in studies is sloth. by Francis Bacon

To spend too much time in studies is sloth.

too-much sloth study