Excerpt from Lessons on the Book of Proverbs: Topically Arranged, Forming a System of Practical Ethics, for the Use of Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes XV. Dishonesty and Fraud, XVI. Choice of Companions, XVII. Government of the Temper, XVIII. Friendship, XIX. Reproof better than Flattery, XX. Temperance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.