 | Thomas Chalmers - 1830 - 484 str.
...amusement in some of their own intellectual pictures, or palmed some loose and confident plausibilities of their own upon the world. But Newton stood true...he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who tiiketh a city, there was won, in the solitude of his chamber, many a repeated victory over himself,... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1833 - 512 str.
...amusement in some of their own intellectual pictures, or palmed some loose and confident plausibilities of their own upon the world. But Newton stood true...demonstrations, and his measurements, and his proofs; ami, if it be true that he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city, there was... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1838 - 268 str.
...propensities to unholy anger. Let it not cloud my brow, nor envenom my tongue, nor vex my heart. Teach me that he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city; and that he who is hasty of spirit exalteth folly, and shall suffer punishment. He that soweth to the... | |
 | 1838 - 320 str.
...Christ, he is none of his. Show me that this grace is an ornament of great price in thy sight ; and that he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city ; and that he findeth rest for his soul, in learning of him who was meek and lowly in heart. Lord,... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1840 - 372 str.
...amusement in some of their own intellectual pictures, or palmed some loose and confident plausibilities of their own upon the world. But Newton stood true...principle, that he would take up with nothing which wan ted evidence, and he kept by his demonstrations, and his measurements, and his proofs ; and, if... | |
 | 1844 - 550 str.
...we ourselves would be the first to condemn. Self-control is no easy matter ; the wise man says — " He who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city." Nothing will enable us to overcome ourselves but a deep feeling of religion. In those early times of... | |
 | Margaret Diane LeCompte - 1850 - 492 str.
...amusement in some of their own intellectual pictures, or palmed some loose and confident plausibilities of their own upon the world. But Newton stood true to his principle, that he would take'up with nothing which wanted evidence, and he kept by his demonstrations, and his measurements,... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1851 - 780 str.
...Cambridge, though in learning profound, In morals and decency are not over sound.' Now, Sir, we are told that " he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city;" yet, while we reward our engineers for their plans of attacking or defending a besieged city, we do... | |
 | 1854 - 460 str.
...How could she teach him to rule his spirit when she could so little rule her own ? Could she tell him that " he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city," when it had seemed that her carpet and table-cover were of more importance to her than every thing... | |
 | James Wallace Weir - 1854 - 334 str.
...Christ, he is none of his. Show me that this grace is an ornament of great price in thy sight ; and that he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city ; and that he findeth rest for his soul, in learning of him who was meek and lowly in heart. Lord,... | |
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... that he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city... 
