 | John Stark Ravenscroft (bp. of North Carolina.) - 1830
...industriously pursued schemes of worldly happiness and enjoyment. In these, the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but there is a controling Providence, in whose hand second causes are often turned round from their usual... | |
 | 1830
...national misfortune in the language of the wise man — ' I returned, and saw under the sun that there is neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men...of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill.'* ART. II. — 1. On Credit Currency. By S. Paulett Scrope, Esq. London. 1830. 2. Abstract Propositions... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1830
...national misfortune in the language of the wise roan — ' I returned, and saw under the sun that there is neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men...of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill.'* 'in ' '" i nin ' -J " -' ART. II. — 1. On Credit Currency, By S, Paulett Scrope, Esq. London, 1830.... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830
...expressed in Ei-cleslastes, ix. 1 1. ' - I returned and saw under the sun, that the rare is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under. standing, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and i chance happpiletk to them all." I... | |
 | Herodotus - 1830
...beautifully expressed in EMesiastes, ix. II. " I returned and saw under the snn, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under, standing, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." I will... | |
 | James Marsh - 1830 - 550 páginas
...things, yet we many times fall short of our aims and hopes. It was the observation of the wisest man, " I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the stiong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,... | |
 | 1830
...national misfortune in the language of the wise man — ' I returned, and saw under the sun that there is neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor jet favour to men of skill.'* ART. II. — 1. On Credit Currency, By S. Paulett Scrope, Esq. London.... | |
 | James Marsh - 1830
...many times fall short of our aims and hopes. It was the observation of the wisest man, "'(«• turned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swill nor the battle to the stiong, neither y( bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,... | |
 | William Jay - 1833 - 493 páginas
...their secular condition : but they are not It does not depend upon every man to rise and prosper : " I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is...skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." There are those who have met with losses which no talent could have prevented. Every time they havo... | |
 | Herodotus, William Beloe - 1831 - 489 páginas
...you : 8 Fortune commands men.~\— This sentiment is beautifully expressed in Ecclesiastes, ix. II. " I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is...neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under. standing, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." I will... | |
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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 
