 | William Shakespeare - 1865 - 362 ページ
...naked, though lock'd up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. The wise man tells us that ' a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches;' and again that, ' a good name is better than precious ointment.' How far do the utterances of Shakspere... | |
 | Edward James Young - 1866 - 42 ページ
...together, and walked to the house of God in company. The heart knoweth its own bitterness. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. The just man walketh in his integrity : his children arc blessed after him. Honor a physician with... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1867 - 114 ページ
...felicity; and he would have you share them by honest means and with a goodly spirit. " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." Beautiful words of the wise man are these; and who would not delight to see them verified in your experience!... | |
 | Daniel Stevens Dickinson - 1867 - 772 ページ
...altogether different. The text alluded to was taken from Proverbs xx., 1st verse, and read, " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver or gold." _ The discourse was one of the speaker's finest efforts, and adds to his growing popularity.... | |
 | General Association of the Congregational Churches of Massachusetts - 1909 - 1204 ページ
...so much is measured by the standard of the dollar, to realize that the old truths still hold good, that ' a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,' and that ' he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.' " It is an inspiration for us to have such... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1869 - 384 ページ
...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... | |
 | Leonard Brown - 1869 - 600 ページ
...which it is hoped that this book will impart to the young is the value of a good name. " A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." "Virtue," says an ancient writer, " seeks no other reward for its labors and its dangers, beyond that... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1870 - 590 ページ
...modern philosophy asserts that, in certainty, " death and ingratitude go hand-in-hand." The Hebrews over keep before them the proverb that " a good name is...great riches, and loving favor rather than silver aud gold." Therefore they teach that ingratitude is a crime which may not be tolerated. The famous... | |
 | Mark Hopkins - 1871 - 450 ページ
...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... | |
 | Julian Charles Young - 1871 - 506 ページ
...might have enjoyed, in his old age, an approving conscience ; and have learned, from happy experience, that ' a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches ;' and, instead of leaving to his posterity a more than doubtful reputation, as a voluptuary and a sensualist,... | |
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. 
