Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. {504} A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold In baskets of silver. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord shall reward thee. Seest thou a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. {505} PROVERBS The following proverbs are from various sources outside the Bible. An idle youth becomes in age a beggar. Idle people take the most pains. Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions. --_Franklin_. Haste makes waste and waste makes want. The more haste the less speed. Ill habits gather by unseen degrees, As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. --_Dryden_. Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes. --_Hannah More_. God is always at leisure to do good to those that ask it. God helps those who help themselves. What we gave we have, what we spent we had, what we left we lost. --_Epitaph of Edward, Earl of Devon_. You may know him by the company he keeps. Better alone than in bad company. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. Content is more than a kingdom. Deeds not words. A goodly outside apple rotten at the heart, O what a goodly outside falsehood hath. --_Shakespeare_. {506} Cleanliness is next to godliness. --_Wesley_. They conquer who believe they can. --_Virgil_. Never make a mountain out of a mole hill. Employ thy time well, and since thou art not sure of a minute throw not away an hour. Virtue is its own reward. --_Prior_. Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. --_Franklin_. Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done. Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day. --_Franklin_. Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the blossoms, Kind deeds are the fruits. --_New Education Reader_.