 | 1824 - 406 trang
...which we have affixed to the account of his life: — " ' Seest thou a man diligent in his business; he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men.' " These words thus early impressed on Franklin'syouthful mentory, were never forgotten by him in his... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 522 trang
...is a lion without ; I shall be slain in the streets, &c. Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. — Prov. xxii. 13. 29. xxvi. 13. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. — Prov. xxiii. 21. I went... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 - 422 trang
...became daily easier ; and reflecting often on what his father used to impress upon him in youth— "Seest thou a man diligent in his calling ; he shall...before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," — he lived in his advanced age to realize this proverb in a remarkable manner. " I did not think,"... | |
 | 1826 - 440 trang
...became daily easier ; and reflecting often on what his father used to impress upon him in youth— "Seest thou a man diligent in his calling ; he shall...before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," — he lived in his advanced age to realize this proverb in a remarkable manner. " I did not think,"... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
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