...equal) gives such a high encomium to diligence, that he asks, Seeth thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before Kings.; he shall not stand before. mean men : as if he had said, such a man is worthy of the highest honour, and fit to be entrusted in the most...

...of the agriculturist, which shall illustrate the proverb, " Seest thou a man diligent in business; he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." To supersede the necessity of repetition, I would here observe, that the honour due to the husbandman...

...to get work, if work is to be had, mid permanent too. " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before Kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." (Prov. xxii. 29.) SENTENCES FOR REFLECTION. IT is more easy than thou imaginest to become master of...

...promote success? 6. Does industry promote advancement in life? Seest thon a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. (22 Pr. 29.) 7. How is the industry of the " virtuous woman" whose " price is far above rubies," described?...

...the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings : he shall not stand before mean men. He that diligently seeketh good, procureth favour. In all labour there is profit ; and the labour of...

...Pr. 4.) <S. Does industry promote advancement in life? Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. (22 Pr. 29.). 7. How is the industry of the " virtuous woman," vhosc" price is far above rubies" described?...

...among other instructions to him while a boy, so frequently repeated in his hearing ; — " Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, — he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men ! " See him, finally, and above all, as early as 1754, as a delegate to the Convention at Albany, proposing...

...is a lion without ; I shall be slain in the streets, &c. Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. — Prov. xxii. 13. 29. xxvi. 13. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. — Prov. xxiii. 21. I went...

...which we have affixed to the account of his life: — " ' Seest thou a man diligent in his business; he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men.' " These words thus early impressed on Franklin'syouthful mentory, were never forgotten by him in his...

...is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets, &c. Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. — Prov. xxii. 13. 29. xxvi. 13. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. — Prov. xxiii. 21. I went...