 | United States. Patent Office - 924 Seiten
...to their notice, and, I hope, with better effect. Gibson quotes a wise maxim from the Zendavesta : " He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires...greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by a repetition of ten thousand prayers." I shall, in this article, treat of the cultivation of madder.... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1821 - 678 Seiten
...wise and benevolent maxim, which compensates for many an absurdity. " He who 2 C gowi tows theground with care and diligence, acquires a greater stock...could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers." But this maxim is in itself an absurdity : for there is no religious merit whatever in agricultural... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 Seiten
...sacred girdle. Sadder, Art. 14. 50. 60. > M care and diligence, acquires a greater stock CHAP. "• of religious merit, than he could gain by the " repetition of ten thousand prayers *." In the sspriag of every year a festival was celebrated, destined to represent the primitive equality,... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1807 - 338 Seiten
...useful animals are particularly recommended them: " He/' says Zoroaster, "who sows the ground with diligence, " acquires a greater stock of religious merit, " than he could gain by repeating ten thou" sand prayers." On the other hand, too great an attention to gain is reprobated... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1813 - 536 Seiten
...to plant trees for fruit. It was a maxim in the sacred book of that religion, That he who cultivates the ground with care and diligence, acquires a greater stock of religious merit, than can be acquired by ten thousand prayers. The reli>gion, on the contrary, of the present Mahometan inhabitants,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 474 Seiten
...may quote from the Zendavesta a wise and benevolent maxim, which compensates for many an absurdity. " He who sows the ground with care and diligence, acquires...religious merit, than he could gain by the repetition often thousand prayers." p In the spring of every year a festival was celebrated, destined to represent... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1822 - 516 Seiten
...Agriculture is particularly recommended to them : ' He,' says Zoroaster, ' who sows the ground with diligence, acquires a greater stock of religious merit, than he could gain by repeating ten thousand prayers.' On the other hand, too great an attention to gain is reprobated in... | |
 | 1823 - 876 Seiten
...his salvation by pursuing all the labours of agriculture : And it was a maxim of the Zendavesta, that he who sows the ground with care and diligence, acquires a greater О о degree 289 Hi » torj. degree of religious merit, than he could have gained by the repetition... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 468 Seiten
...may quote from the Zendavcsta a wise and benevolent maxim, which compensates for many an absurdity. " He who sows the ground with care and diligence, acquires...gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers.'"' In the spring of every year a festival was celebrated, destined to represent the primitive equality,... | |
 | John Sheppard - 1829 - 416 Seiten
...We find traces of them, even in the religious philosophy of Zoroaster. ' He who sows the ground with diligence, acquires a greater stock of religious merit,...could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers." Merit in itself suits and gratifies the pride which is universal : the option of merits equally suits... | |
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He who sows the ground with care and diligence, acquires a greater stock of religious merit, than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers. 
