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" Luther says that the prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings ; but it consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, in its men of... "
Pushing to the Front: Or, Success Under Difficulties; a Book of Inspiration ... - Page 272
by Orison Swett Marden - 1894 - 312 pages
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The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine

1872 - 1200 pages
...illustrates, by anecdotes drawn from all quarters, and pointed remarks in connection with them : " The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance...true interest, its chief strength, its real power." A healthy tone cannot fail to be imparted to the minds of young people of both sexes by reading of...
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The Manchester almanack

1873 - 46 pages
...needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. — Whately, THE prosperity of a country depends not on the abundance...public buildings ; but it consists in the number of its culiivated citi2ens, in its men of education, enlightenment, and character. Here are to be found its...
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Character

Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 408 pages
...uatnro ... , / Wf n of character are the conscience of the society to which they belong.'' — Emermn. " The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance...true interest, its. chief strength, its real power." — Martin Luther. CHARACTER is one of the greatest motive powers in the world. In its noblest embodiments,...
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Wanderings, South and East

Walter Coote - 1882 - 452 pages
...wild drives after kangaroo with four horses and a buggy. CHAFTER II. NEW SOUTH WALES AND VICTORIA. " The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance...found its true interest, its chief strength, its real power."—Martin Luther. I WISH to write a short chapter about Sydney and Melbourne, the two rival...
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Tact, Push, and Principle

William M. Thayer - 1882 - 442 pages
...taught always. Martin Luther said : " The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of the revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications,...consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, its men of education, enlightenment, and CHARACTER. Here are to be found its true interests, its chief...
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The voice of wisdom, a treasury of moral truths from the best authors ...

Voice, J. E. - 1883 - 212 pages
...worth and a growing intelligence of the people. — IF. Chalmert. National prosperity, conditions of. The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance...character ; here are to be found its true interest, its great strength, and its real power. — M. Luther. Nature. Earth, with her thousand voices, praises...
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Information and illustration: helps for sermons

George Seaton Bowes - 1884 - 448 pages
...outcome of homes, and homes of mothers. NATIONAL PROSPERITY. It was the wise observation of Luther—" The prosperity of a country depends not on the abundance...character: here are to be found its true interest, its great strength, and its real power." THE EAGLE. The large number of nations that have taken the eagle...
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Homiletical commentary on the book of Deuteronomy, Volume 221

James Wolfendale - 1887 - 456 pages
...milk and honey." — Crit. and Exper. Com. Vers. 10-17. Keep my commandments and I will send grass. The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance...enlightenment and character ; here are to be found its trne interest, its chief strength, its real power. — Luther. Ver. 16. Be not deceived. Deceit is...
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The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary on the Old Testament: Numbers ...

1892 - 812 pages
...milk and honey." — Crit. and Exper. Com. Vers. 10-17. Keep my commandments and I will send grass. The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance...true interest, its chief strength, its real power. — Luther. Ver. 16. Be not deceived. Deceit is only a game played by small minds. — Corneille. No...
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The Sewanee Review, Volume 15

1907 - 554 pages
...the most prosperous. But what is "Prosperity ?" Martin Luther said that the prosperity of a country "consists in the number of its cultivated citizens,...its men of education, enlightenment and character." In somewhat the same strain William Ellery Channing declared that "the great distinction of a nation...
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