 | 1832 - 508 Seiten
...Trinity College, Cambridge, and Vicar of St. Mary's, Leicester. " Seest thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." Mr. Robinson commenced his residence at Cambridge in Oct. 1768, and was soon regarded as a student... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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."... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... 
