...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...

...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...

...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...

...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,"...

...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,"...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...purpose is his duty. It is commanded in the word of God — " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." It is positively enjoined. The Apostle, alluding to some who had neglected this duty, says, " We command...

...thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." Seest thou a man diligent," or punctual " in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men."* And the voice of divine wisdom hath further said, " I love them that love me ; and those that seek...