Psalms 49:18. Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
Not "when thou doest good," mark; for often when you do good, men will criticize and censure; -- and, the better the deaf, the more sure is it to provoke the contempt of many. But "men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself." A shrewd man, that! That is the kind of man, See how he prospers! A smart, pushing fellow! Oh, yes, he is the man for a friend." Whenever there is an aggravated selfishness that accumulates to itself like a rolling snow-ball, men are sure to praise. It is the irony of life.
Psalms 49:18. Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
Not "when thou doest good," mark; for often when you do good, men will criticize and censure; -- and, the better the deaf, the more sure is it to provoke the contempt of many. But "men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself." A shrewd man, that! That is the kind of man, See how he prospers! A smart, pushing fellow! Oh, yes, he is the man for a friend." Whenever there is an aggravated selfishness that accumulates to itself like a rolling snow-ball, men are sure to praise. It is the irony of life.