 | John Seely Hart - 1878 - 140 Seiten
...God. 11. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 12. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. 13. A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth; but the simple pass on and are punished. 14. A little... | |
 | Elijah Holmes Pilcher - 1878 - 498 Seiten
...co-operating, usually making equal subscriptions. If what Solomon says be true, as it is, that " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold," Mr. Owen must be regarded as exceedingly wealthy. Yet we do not mean to say that he has been without... | |
 | Elijah Holmes Pilcher - 1878 - 504 Seiten
...co-operating, usually making equal subscriptions. If what Solomon says be true, as it is, that " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold," Mr. Owen must be regarded as exceedingly wealthy. Yet we do not mean to say that he has been without... | |
 | M H S - 1879 - 392 Seiten
...us, O Christ. -*-* Graciously hear us, O Christ ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ. A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. PROV. xxii. I. So still the guileless man is blest, To him all crooked paths are straight : Him, on... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1889 - 180 Seiten
...keep my name pure and blameless, and avoid even the appearance of evil. ''Prov. 22, 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. Ecoles. 7, 1. A good name is better than precious ointment. 1 Cor. 9, 15. It were better for me to... | |
 | Harry Willard French - 1880 - 384 Seiten
...Bible-reading, the words he repeated were far from the page on which his eyes rested. " 'A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.' "What is the meaning of all this, I wonder? Some*-' mystery underlies it which I must solve before... | |
 | Edward Curtis - 1880 - 48 Seiten
...recalls a passage from an inspired writer, which I think is most appropriate right here: "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." Mr. Watt showed how high a value he placed on money by giving away more than half he ever made. He... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1881 - 416 Seiten
...few. In the Scriptures a desire for this is encouraged, and it is set above property. " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." With many, reputation is dearer than life, and as society is now constituted, the means of enjoying... | |
 | 1881 - 122 Seiten
...take it, the voice of a heavenly monitor by our side cries in grave, earnest tones, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold" In order to understand the advice so tersely given let us first look at the terms employed, or the... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1881 - 430 Seiten
...few. In the Scriptures a desire for this is encouraged, and it is set above property. " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." With many, reputation is dearer than life, and as society is now constituted, the means of enjoying... | |
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. 
