 | Henry Mackenzie (bp. of Nottingham.) - 1862 - 162 страници
...be not fit for the kingdom of God. The wisdom of the wise uttered this sentiment under the law, " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city '." And an inspired Apostle has said, " If a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take... | |
 | 1734 - 760 страници
...be was too much governed by a bad temper, arid too often forgot the words of the wise man — " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city ; " and in consequence of his unrestrained temper, the meetings for the chapel-business were the frequent... | |
 | Mrs. Eliza H. Anderson - 1863 - 272 страници
...— MY DEAR FRIEND: There is nothing I have found so hard to do as to control my thoughts. Truly, he that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city. To keep the heart with all diligence is a life work. No bed of weakness discharges us from that warfare.... | |
 | May (aunt, pseud.) - 1864 - 166 страници
...care and love. And once more remember, it is the " soft answer that turneth away wrath ; " and, " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." TROT AND LILLY; OB, THE WISE AND LOVING DOGS. I AM very fond of dumb animals, and I want you all to... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1864 - 374 страници
...learning to command by being commanded, and through obedience aspiring to be free.' The proverb says, " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." A vast proportion of what the world calls greatness has been in the line of the strong passions of... | |
 | Bertha Johnston, E. Lyell Earle - 1925 - 344 страници
...get angry, or to scold or punish them for getting angry, or to have them read the Bible verse, "He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city," when there is someone in the house, especially someone they love and reverence very much, who once... | |
 | William Roscoe Thayer - 1915 - 842 страници
...Court with its present power are inconsistent with the rule of the people. The Bible says that " He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city " ; and this is true of a people. The measure of their governing capacity is their self-restraint in... | |
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..."There's the hardest foe you have in the world to fight against, and that is yourself. Remember, ' He that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city.'" " Aunt Miriam, it is all very well in theory," moaned Alison, laying her head in her aunt's lap ; "... | |
 | United States. President (1963-1969 : Johnson) - 1965 - 1296 страници
...such enormous power must remember that "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city." These common purposes — prosperity, justice, and peace — are the foundation of American unity.... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1909 - 222 страници
...he might well regard it as a triumph; but Dr. Spofford 's real triumph was yet to come, for as "he that ruleth his spirit is better than he that taketh a city" so now he was called upon to perform a great act of self-sacrifice and devotion to duty. That he accomplished... | |
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He that ruleth his spirit, is better than he that taketh a city, 
