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Scholar Quotes

Quotes on learning, study, and devoted scholarship

These quotes celebrate the scholar as someone shaped by devoted study, whether through formal Education or a self-taught path later in life. One proverb-like line even suggests scholars sharpen each other.

Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.

Quotes by William Drummond

I would probably have been very content as a scholar to have carried on organising exhibitions and writing books and teaching.

Quotes by Thomas P. Campbell

He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes.

Quotes by Thomas Babington Macaulay

I don't know if a historian or scholar owns an opinion.

Quotes by Susan Vreeland

Education Quotes

Every scholar, I presume, is not, necessarily, a man of sense.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar.

Quotes by Robert Burns

Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

Quotes by Publilius Syrus

I was never going to be a scholar.

Quotes by Philip Green

I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.

Quotes by Peter Jennings

Emotion Quotes

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Quotes by Lao Tzu

Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar.

Quotes by Kathie Lee Gifford

A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.

Quotes by Isaac Bashevis Singer

I could have been a Rhodes Scholar, except for my grades.

Quotes by Duffy Daugherty

When I'm writing for Esquire, my conscious thought is, I'm not writing for American Scholar.

Quotes by Denis Johnson

Identity Quotes

In my stunted career as a scholar, I'd read promissory notes, papal bulls and guidelines for Inquisitorial interrogation. Dante, too. Boccaccio... But after 1400? Nihil.

Quotes by Cathleen Schine

Frequently Asked Questions

What image of a scholar comes through in these quotes?
Someone shaped by devoted study and sharpened by other scholars, whether through formal schooling or a self-taught path.
Is there a quote about becoming a scholar later in life?
Yes, one describes a mother who became a self-taught biblical scholar over the years, showing scholarship isn't limited to a formal, early-life path.
Is there a witty or ironic quote about scholars?
Yes, one playfully calls someone equal parts devoted scholar and mischief-maker, suggesting serious study and a bit of trouble aren't mutually exclusive.
Do any quotes connect scholarship to a career path not taken?
One speaker reflects they'd have been content as a scholar organizing exhibitions and writing books, hinting at a quieter academic life considered alongside their actual career.
What does "iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar" mean?
It's a proverb-style line suggesting scholars grow sharper through engagement with each other, much like iron sharpens iron through contact.

Another line takes a wittier turn, playfully calling someone equal parts devoted scholar and mischief-maker - proof that Knowledge and mischief aren't always opposites.