Here is a man who knows the relative values of things. |Instruction is better than silver|; |knowledge rather than choice gold|; |wisdom is better than rubies.| He weighs the inherent worth of things, and puts his choice upon the best.

Let me remember that |all is not gold that glitters.| The leaden casket is often the shrine of the priceless scroll. The glaring and the theatrical have often a ragged and seamy interior, and won't bear |looking into.| A man may have much display and be very lonely; he may have piles of wealth and be destitute of joy. His libraries may cover an acre, and yet he may have no light. And a man may have only |a candle, and a table, and a bed,| and he may be the companion of the eternal God.

I would seek these priceless things. And I would |seek them early.| I have so often been late in the search. I have given the early moments to seeking the world's silver and gold, and the later weary moments have been idly devoted to God. |They that seek Me early shall find Me.| Let me put |first things first.| |Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.|