The first place he went into was the Royal Exchange .... where men of all ages and all nations were assembled, with no other view ...than to barter for interest. The countenances of most of the people showed they were filled with anxiety; some indeed appeared pleased, but yet it was with a mixture of fear.... [David] resolved to stay no longer in a place where riches were esteemed goodness, and deceit, low cunning, and giving up all things to the love of gain were thought wisdom.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The principal thing children are taught by hearing these lullabies is respect. They are taught to respect certain things in life a...nd certain people. By giving respect, they hope to gain self-respect and through self-respect, they gain the respect of others. Self-respect is one of the qualities my people stress and try to nurture, and one of the controls an Indian has as he grows up. Once you lose your self-respect, you just go down.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The reputation of generosity is to be purchased pretty cheap; it does not depend so much upon a man's general expense, as it does ...upon his giving handsomely where it is proper to give at all. A man, for instance, who should give a servant four shillings, would pass for covetous, while he who gave him a crown, would be reckoned generous; so that the difference of those two opposite characters, turns upon one shilling.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
But tell me: how did gold get to be the highest value? Because it is uncommon and useless and gleaming and gentle in its brillianc...e; it always gives itself. Only as an image of the highest virtue did gold get to be the highest value. The giver's glance gleams like gold. A golden brilliance concludes peace between the moon and the sun. Uncommon is the highest virtue and useless, it is gleaming and gentle in its brilliance: a gift- giving virtue is the highest virtue.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There will, however, be no one in need among you, because the LORD is sure to bless you in the land that the LORD your God is givi...ng you as a possession to occupy, if only you will obey the LORD your God by diligently observing this entire commandment that I command you today.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless? Is it for your piet...y that he reproves you, and enters into judgment with you?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Let the wise also hear and gain in learning, and the discerning acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of ...the wise and their riddles.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy...and you defeat them, then you must utterl...y destroy them. Make no covenant with them and show them no mercy. Do not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, for that would turn away your children from following me, to serve other gods.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before... me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work -you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »