Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist & philosopher.]
Thus industrious is he to give honour to him, and to bring others to do so too. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
A man on a raft with his shirt for a signal cannot be termed industrious, but he will keep his eyes open for a sail on the horizon. From Wordnik.com. [Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women] Reference
Granvelle had given the others leave of absence, but wished to keep within call the industrious Maltese, on whose zeal he could always rely. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
They make no effort to give them shape or plan, or to set up a goal in the distance, to be reached by some kind of industrious application. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865] Reference
I was happy, life passed like a golden dream till I was twenty-two, and my father was satisfied that I was an "industrious" student. From Wordnik.com. [Five Nights] Reference
"They just assume I am a very industrious person.". From Wordnik.com. [The Revenge Of The Nerds] Reference
He's just a very nice, hard working, industrious guy. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Balfour: Q & A: Versatile Actor Craig Bierko Bets On A Revived Guys And Dolls] Reference
His first years of literary life were those of an industrious. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
For many of these industrious execs, big gambles have paid off. From Wordnik.com. [Rags to Riches: Self-Made CEOs Who Started With Nothing (PHOTOS)] Reference
She was industrious, willing to do anything to get an honest living. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Brazil's workers are more expensive and less industrious than China's. From Wordnik.com. [Hon Hai Taps China's Interior] Reference
He was very industrious, and the farm always prospered under his care. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
A lateral spine belonging to industrious insects collecting food for queen bee. From Wordnik.com. [His Name Was Do Re Mi] Reference
I came down this morning in the most industrious mood, when the misfortune befell. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The industrious man hurried back to his friend, and told him what the fairy had said. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
His room was on the fourth floor; everything indicated honest and industrious poverty. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
It is ten pages long but can be filled out over the course of an industrious day or two. From Wordnik.com. [‘Love It or Leave It’] Reference
But Steward was a pack rat, saving every scrap that ran through his industrious fingers. From Wordnik.com. [Brooks Peters: Lover Man: The Samuel Steward Story] Reference
The industrious man only nodded, and kept on with his steady stride, eyes straight ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
Smart, industrious, handsome, strong and honest — a whole Boy Scout troop's worth of virtues. From Wordnik.com. [The Pursuit of Unhappiness] Reference
And it depicts, you know, the loyal and industrious factory workers and what they're up against. From Wordnik.com. [Shostakovich, Man of Many Variations] Reference
But Mr. Graham knew that Daviess couldn't afford the continued loss of industrious young people. From Wordnik.com. [Unpaved, Good Intentions] Reference
But the industrious man ran after the lovely lady and caught the hem of her floating robe in his grasp. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
They had a scholarship program for kids with paper routes because they thought we were more industrious. From Wordnik.com. [Leading the Way] Reference
Mr. Ezra Goddard then took her into his own family, and found her capable, industrious, and trustworthy. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Our private-sector work force is the most industrious, innovative, productive and ambitious in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Another Unhappy Labor Day] Reference
I wonder what the industrious people in the second laziest state of the union, South Carolina, are up to tonight. From Wordnik.com. [Karen Dalton-Beninato: The Colony: Notes on a Lazy Day in Louisiana] Reference
My task was finished, and I sat down beside my industrious cousin who was now up to her elbows in a basin of flour. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
And sometimes when she feeling industrious and efficient, she makes calls to the folks she's put off earlier in the day. From Wordnik.com. [Afternoon Chores] Reference
But the industrious man was received by the Fairy of Fortune, and made happy in the castle as long as he wanted to stay. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
College kids today are so industrious, goal-oriented and responsible that it is amazing and, well, a little bit frightening. From Wordnik.com. [The Character Of Our Campuses] Reference
I piled kung pao chicken over rice onto wobbly paper plates, then talked to Jill, who, industrious as ever, was shredding papers. From Wordnik.com. [Who Is Without Flaws] Reference
With its industrious, joyful people and scenic backdrops, "Agency" is as much a tourism advertisement for Botswana as it is a TV show. From Wordnik.com. [Put On a Happy Face] Reference
Perhaps I need to correct for Minnesota, with its sky-high educational standards and industrious people and generally prosperous economy. From Wordnik.com. [Optimism on a Stick] Reference
I called the piece "The Organization Kid," because not only were these students incredibly industrious, but they worked within the system. From Wordnik.com. [The Organization Kid Revisited] Reference
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