 | William Bentley Fowle - 1843 - 314 páginas
...one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. [Ecclesiastes vii. 1.] A good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. ^ 1 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house... | |
 | Thaddeus Fiske - 1843 - 68 páginas
...days better than he. May his virtues be remembered, cherished, and imitated by all who knew him. 'Ji good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.' 1 " Our daughter, named Elmira, was born on the 23d of April, 1792, and... | |
 | 1841 - 1136 páginas
...he spcndeth as a shadow ? for who can tell a man what shall oe after him under the sun ? CHAP. VII. my soul is full of troubles ; and my life drawetb nigh unto the than the day of one's birth. •2 It, is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house... | |
 | Thomas Manton - 1845 - 624 páginas
...out the lip, they shake the head" (Psalm xxii. 7). A good name is more precious than life to some : " A good name is better than precious ointment : and the day of death, than the day of one's birth " (Eccles. vii. 1). The coupling of these two sentences shows, men had... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1845 - 204 páginas
...which his judgment approved, and to which he directed the attention of those who were to follow him. A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of... | |
 | 1852 - 672 páginas
...men followed him to the tomb and made great lamentation over him." The proverb was verified in him, " A good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." His death was improved in Salem Chapel, on Sabbath evening, Aug. 24th,... | |
 | 1846 - 512 páginas
...the most favored of the sons of earth, death is to be preferred to life, or non-being to existence. " A good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." The phrase " the day of death" is better " than the day of one's birth,"... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1847 - 564 páginas
...name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. Ec. 7 : 1 A good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. 519. General resurrection of the dead. Job 19... | |
 | John Stevens (Baptist Minister.) - 1848 - 486 páginas
...deaths, and in their endless state after death. These solemn things the scripture saith. It also saith, " A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth :" Eccles. vii. 1; Prov. xxi. 1. By faith a good report is gained. This... | |
 | 1849 - 778 páginas
...antidote which a merciful God has provided for our relief in the present state of vanity and vexation. i A good name is better than precious ointment; And the day of death than the day of one's birth. A good name, ie virtue or religion, is more desirable than the choicest... | |
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It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 
