 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 486 Seiten
...pleasure, and teach his senators wisdom. Ps. cv. 21, 22. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. I'f. xxii. 29. Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - 1833 - 510 Seiten
...of diligence, and often put him in mind of these words: "Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." * He entered College at the age of twelve years. When the year arrived, in which he was to take his Bachelor's... | |
 | George Miller (of Dunbar) - 1833 - 422 Seiten
...that honour or dignity predicted by Solomon, when he said, " Seest thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." Yet I had, by that time, arrived at the honour of standing before, and intimately conversing and corresponding... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - 1833 - 512 Seiten
...of diligence, and often put him in mind of these words: "Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." 1 He entered College at the age of twelve years. When the year arrived, in which he was to take his... | |
 | Robert Sanderson - 1833 - 100 Seiten
...day long : but the righteous giveth, and spareth not." " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." " The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : and drowsiness shall cover a man with rags."... | |
 | George Miller - 1833 - 428 Seiten
...that honour or dignity predicted by Solomon, when he said, " Seest thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." Yet I had, by that time, arrived at the honour of standing before, and intimately conversing and corresponding... | |
 | Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 Seiten
...dwelling of the wise ; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 38 Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. 39 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. 40 Wealth gotten by vanity... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...having among his instructions to me when a boy, frequently repeated a Proverb of Solomon, " seest tíiou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," I thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction, which encouraged me ;... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1834 - 618 Seiten
...and in order.' ' The hand of the diligent maketh rich.' ' Seest thou a man diligent in hit business! He shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men.' " To these might be added innumerable admonitions and arguments, drawn from scripture, from reason,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1835 - 248 Seiten
...above, that' drowsiness will clothe a man with rags : But seest thou a man diligent in his business : He shall stand before kings : he shall not stand before mean men.' Lastly, ILL COMPANY, is a fatal danger, which thou must decline, as thou wouldest diseases and death.... | |
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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men... 
