 | 1842 - 368 pages
...tends to secure prosperity. " 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."t " The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing ; but the soul of the diligent shall he... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1842 - 190 pages
...better than riches." He has told us that diligence leads to eminence. " Seest thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." And all this we see verified in actual life. When the youth grows up to manhood, all these consequences... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1843 - 314 pages
...slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings ; He shall not stand before mean men. I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding, And, lo.... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1843 - 348 pages
...plentcousness ; but of every one that is hasty, only to want. xxii. 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. xx xi. 27. A good wife eatcth not the bread of idleness. Eccl. v. 12. The sleep of a labouring mait... | |
 | John Wood Warter - 1844 - 608 pages
...honour, and life '." And hereby he is established, and the saying is true, " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men 2." But haply it may be said, their's is a debased and lowly condition, who go forth " to their work... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 648 pages
...cases must have taxed even his wisdom. b. Those He Should Receive (22:29) "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." Abraham Lincoln stood before kings and we can never learn enough about him. He was born in 1809 in... | |
 | Kevin B. MacDonald - 2002 - 599 pages
...(Prov. 16:32). Business, not military skill, is the route to influence: "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men" (Prov. 22:29). Neusner (1987, 162-163) finds that the affective program of the rabbis during the classical... | |
 | Joseph Symson - 2002 - 954 pages
...Exact and Industrious Tradesman': Joseph Symson of Kendal (1650-1731) Seest thou a Man diligent in his Business? He shall stand before Kings, he shall not stand before mean Men. The Letter Book This book's eponymous hero is an old man, who lived in a small town located on the... | |
 | Kermit F. Franklin - 2002 - 122 pages
...visions He has given us. We can expect nothing unless we are diligent. "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men," (Proverbs 22:29) "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 2002 - 680 pages
...me when a boy, frequently repeated a proverb of Solomon, " Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction, which encourag'd... | |
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