| 1853 - 248 Seiten
...selfish wish, be sure your heavenly Father will show you how you can be useful. Remember his word says, " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." YOUTH'S COMPANION. WHAT ALL LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD BE. MILD, yet brave and noble-hearted, Saying pleasant,... | |
| New Hampshire State Agricultural Society - 1853 - 430 Seiten
...spent in vain. Gentlemen, we may boast of our achievements abroad and of our glories at home ; but as " he that ruleth his spirit " is better " than he that taketh a city," so no campaign is so glorious as that which shall terminate in the overthrow of our prejudices. GEN.... | |
| Riverside - 1854 - 154 Seiten
...we hope that you may gain that victory which Scripture tells us is the greatest a man can gain — 'He that ruleth his spirit, is better than he that taketh a city.' Will you try for that victory 1" " Yes, indeed, Sir, I will ; I often think of what you said to me... | |
| 1845 - 396 Seiten
...wonderful when he is a man. His mother thought he would understand the meaning of King Solomon's words, " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." So she talked to him about them, and got him to repeat the verse to her every morning during the holidays.... | |
| William Chilcot - 1854 - 154 Seiten
...beyond the moft famous Exploits of Viftory that ever were made ; the wifeft of Men telling us, That he that ruleth his Spirit, is better than he that taketh a City, Prov. xvi. 32. And our own Experience confirms this Sentence of the wife Man. For there is nothing... | |
| Jonathan Edwards, Tryon Edwards - 1842 - 562 Seiten
...will have great need of prudence in all your conduct, and of keeping the entire mastery of yourself. " He that ruleth his spirit, is better than he that taketh a city." In cases of opposition (and you may have opposition, notwithstanding the present happy appearance)... | |
| 1854 - 226 Seiten
...the clouds of anger rise to dim your sky. He was a hero. He conquered himself; and Solomon says, " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." At first he cowardly ran away ; but his courage came again ; he rallied his forces, and took the city.... | |
| 1855 - 64 Seiten
...yielding to them, how many noble victories would be won ! Nobler far than those of martial heroes ; for « he that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." A fortnight of Charley's vacation had passed. Brightly and happily the days had come and gone. In-door... | |
| 1855 - 856 Seiten
...conquerors." 7. They are more than conquerors in regard that they conquer and overcome themselves. " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." (Prov. xvi. 32.) Here is a notable conquest for a man to have a command and victory over himself and... | |
| Russia. Appendix. - History & Politics - 1855 - 300 Seiten
...conduct," he remarked, " than in the boldest warlike exploit ; it reminds one of that saying of Solomon, ' He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city.' " It was in this reign that the use of gunpowder first became known in Russia ; you will remember,... | |
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