 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 trang
...suo ; corani regibus stabit, nee erit inter ignobiles" (Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men). Here is observed, that of all virtues for rising to honour quickness of dispatch is the best; for superiors... | |
 | 1825 - 428 trang
...No. 4.] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1825. [Price g 4 PER ANN\ " Seest theu a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before Kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." — Prov. xxii. 9. YETTS' PATENT APPARATUS FOR SECURING SHIPS' WINDLASSES. SIR, — Allow me tooft'eryou... | |
 | John McDowell - 1825 - 560 trang
...but the hand of the diligent maketh rich;" Prov. x. 4. " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men ;" Prov. xxii. 29. " I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding... | |
 | 1826 - 440 trang
...be under the necessity of sending for their books from England. The new library was open one day }» the week, for the purpose of lending books to the..." that I should ever literally stand before kings, which, however has since happened ; for I have stood before' five, and even had the honour of sitting... | |
 | Thomas Belsham - 1826 - 508 trang
...industrious are seldom wholly disappointed in their pursuit. Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. The wise man's rule however is not to be taken without proper limitations. No labour can be profitable... | |
 | Robert Morrison - 1826 - 596 trang
...diligence and prudence are strongly expressed in these words, " Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." The proof of this is every day seen, hi the respectability to which well-principled, industrious men... | |
 | Elijah Parish - 1826 - 468 trang
...saith the Lord of hosts 223 SERMON XII. Proverbs xxii, 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men 243 SERMON XIII. John iii, 14, 15. But as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the... | |
 | 1827 - 602 trang
...purpose is his duty. It is commanded in the word of God — " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." It is positively enjoined. The Apostle, alluding to some who had neglected this duty, says, " We command... | |
 | 1827 - 392 trang
...thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." Seest thou a man diligent," or punctual " in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men."* And the voice of divine wisdom hath further said, " I love them that love me ; and those that seek... | |
 | Joel Harvey Linsley - 1828 - 192 trang
...marked out for you," your course, and have placed before you the strongest inducements to pursue it. ' Seest thou a man diligent in his calling ; he shall stand before princes ; he shall not stand before mean men.' In Franklin's case, this was strikingly verified. He... | |
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