Literary notes about diligent (AI summary)
The term “diligent” in literature frequently conveys steadfast commitment and unwavering attention to duty. It is used to describe characters who show exceptional care and persistence, whether they are painters executing art with precision ([1]), scholars and students immersed in the rigors of study ([2], [3]), or individuals undertaking religious observances with daily devotion ([4], [5]). Authors extend its use to illustrate the meticulous preparations of armies ([6]), the exhaustive search for truth or lost objects ([7], [8]), and even the careful tending of daily affairs in both public and private spheres ([9], [10]). This broad application reflects a versatile quality admired across narrative contexts—one that blends moral virtue with practical perseverance.
- ‘Your painters must indeed be diligent,’ she said, pointing out the last picture to the Prince.
— from The Red Fairy Book - If you are diligent at school, Yegor, I’ll stand by you.”
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - (3) [see p. 64 ] “All diligent students are successful; All ignorant students are unsuccessful.” Univ.
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll - He was diligent in his devotions; and there was not a single day in his life in which he did not say his prayers at stated hours.
— from Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day - 2. Being diligent in reading the holy Scriptures.
— from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin - The Confederates spent the night in diligent preparation.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton - Diligent search is making after the rogues.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson - The judge referred to his notes, and continued: “For, despite the most diligent search, your past history remains unknown.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc - Thereupon she returned to the great house, and for three days I was diligent in the garden,
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - Anne was diligent about the house affairs, while I toiled laboriously in the field.
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
