| Isaac Penington - 1831 - 220 oldal
...by sufferings, and he seems to have been peculiarly endowed with the old age of an unspotted life. " Wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." The time he professed himself a member of the despised people called Quakers was about twenty years.... | |
| 1831 - 260 oldal
...those words of the Book of Wisdom ; ' Honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years ; but wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.' — In the spirit of these words we are ready... | |
| 1849 - 1188 oldal
...us,* and we ought to remember it, that " honorable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." The great end of life is the love and service... | |
| John Comly, Isaac Comly - 1833 - 478 oldal
...of the conclusion adopted by Solomon, " Honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years; but wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." Sarah Watson, the youngest daughter of John... | |
| John Comly, Isaac Comly - 1833 - 404 oldal
...of the conclusion adopted by Solomon, " Honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years; but wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." Sarah Watson, the youngest daughter of John... | |
| John Evans - 1834 - 306 oldal
...heart, these words : HONOURABLE AGE (Wisdom iv. 78, 79.) is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years; but WISDOM...grey hair unto men, and AN UNSPOTTED LIFE is old age. These expressions, rendered more venerable by the sanction of antiquity, are endeared to us by the... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1835 - 484 oldal
...evidences of a brief existence. " Honourable age is not that, which standeth in length of time, nor which is measured by number of years; but wisdom is the...hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." Still the question may be asked," Why was he taken from so much usefulness?" Were that state laid open... | |
| Edward Parsons - 1835 - 274 oldal
...Erected by his surviving children. " Honourable age is not that which standeth only in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the gray hairs unto man, and an unspotted life is old age." WISDOM OF SOLOMON. The clergy attached to Trinity... | |
| Edward Parsons - 1835 - 268 oldal
...Erected by his surviving children. " Honourable age is not that which standeth only in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the gray hairs unto man, and an unspotted life is old age." WISDOM OF SOLOMON. 227 The clergy attached... | |
| Artemas Bowers Muzzey - 1836 - 200 oldal
...you. No man will despise your youth. For " honorable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom...hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." Let me close this chapter by exhorting you, in view of the respect of mankind ; of success in your... | |
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