| Henry Hunter - 1834 - 618 halaman
...could wish ; and again we see another saying of the wise man verified : " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ,' He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men."* Pharaoh's expectations are not disappointed. He relates his dreams; and God, the author of the visions,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 halaman
...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 ;... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1835 - 248 halaman
...wisdom from 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.... | |
| Olinthus Gregory - 1836 - 520 halaman
...their own bread. If any man will not woi-k, neither should be eat." " Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." " Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord lo." Contentment. " Give me neither... | |
| John Clunie - 1836 - 80 halaman
...celebrated Dr. Franklin, who, in illustration of Solomon's remark — " Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean * Vide A Cap of Grey Hairs for a Green Head, p. 89. men," — ascribes his success to his indefatigable... | |
| 1837 - 474 halaman
...this virtue ? Let the answer be given in the language of Scripture. " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. In all labour there is profit, and be that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread. In the morning... | |
| American education society - 1837 - 450 halaman
...the lesson 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." (Remarkables of Dr. I. Mather, p. 1-5.) " He entered Harvard college at the age of twelve years. When... | |
| Francis Wayland - 1837 - 502 halaman
...rich and abundant rewards. " The hand of the diligent maketh rich." " Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." The pleasure, the independence, and the power arising from knowledge, are the rewards of intellectual... | |
| 1837 - 518 halaman
...that " the hand of the diligent maketh rich :" — that " the man who is diligent in liis business, shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." And at the same time Solomon declares, that idleness leads to want, and beggary, and rags. He, therefore,... | |
| Francis Gastrell - 1838 - 330 halaman
...shall be diminished ; but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 7 Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. 8 The hand of the diligent maketh rich ; but the soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing. 9... | |
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