 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1830 - 620 pages
...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.... | |
 | 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 - 622 pages
...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... | |
 | James Marsh - 1830 - 946 pages
...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 - 606 pages
...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 - 608 pages
...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 - 518 pages
...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...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." There are those who have met with... | |
 | 1831 - 930 pages
...for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 11 1T #O ? 1 K u qܤ M ' ; }3 #*m " smooth...way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy On understaading, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man... | |
 | Herodotus, William Beloe - 1831 - 524 pages
...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... | |
 | William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 542 pages
...the service of man."—The " Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich."— " The race is not always 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."— " Who knoweth not in all these, that the " hand... | |
 | 1849 - 1188 pages
...transactions are detestable, gifted with every desired prosperity. He says to himself " the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all"... | |
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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. 
