She knew that she was called The Wonder by the schoolmates who were dazzled by her singular accomplishments, but she did not overvalue them.
But he did not tend to overvalue the calling which from "base necessity" he followed so diligently.
The tendency of the day is to overvalue education, rather than the reverse, so I need not dwell on the necessity laid upon the modern Virtuous Woman, of developing her intellect, more than Solomon required from his ideal.
Another point to remember in this matter is that women are apt to overvalue intellect, perhaps because it is only during the last few years that intellectual advantages have been within their reach.
On the other hand it is natural that he should overvalue the thinking of those who, unlike himself, have developed the art of making social and political impression.
If you so overvalue the world, that you think it the happiness of your children to be rich, you are worldlings and covetous, both for yourselves and them.
Overvalue not man, and set no more by the approbation or applause of his thoughts or speeches of you than they are worth.
But thus one sin brings on another: when carnal men overvalue life itself, and set more by it than by the fruition of God in the glory of heaven, they must needs then overvalue any means which seemeth necessary to preserve it.
And all this is, either because they overvalue the esteem and talk of fleshly epicures, cannot bear the censure of a swine; or else because they are themselves of the same mind, and are such as glory in their shame, Phil.
And if men did not erroneously overvalue life, they would not think that a lie were necessary for it.
If they be valued otherwise, they are made his enemies, and so are to be hated,[164] and are made the principal engine of the ruin of such as overvalue them.
To overvaluethe pleasing of the flesh is a sin; and to prefer it before the pleasing of God, and the holy preparations for heaven, is the state of carnality and ungodliness, and the common cause of the damnation of souls.
A proud heart doth so much overvalue all that is in itself, that every common grace or duty doth seem to it to be a state of godliness.
Why doth a dividing sectary overvalue and over-love all the party or sect that are of his own opinion, but because he first over-valueth and over-loveth himself?
The foolish expectation of more time on earth than God hath given you warrant to expect, is the cause that we overvalue the judgment of man, as well as other earthly things, and is a great maintainer of every sensual vice.
This is obviously satisfactory to medical practice; but the danger to psychological theory lies in the temptation to overvalue the particular technique that seems to bring about such successes.
It is not good for the health to overvalue the past, as my colleague does.
All the men that you like are taken up with their own people, and even the men that you don't like overvalue themselves, and think they're doing you a favor if they give you a turn at the Gym or bring you a plate of something.
He sometimes wondered whether it was not more a baffled wish to be justified in his own esteem than anything else that made him overvalue the things he missed.
It is a habit; I have had to look after myself pretty much through the world; and I don't overvalue the honesty of people I don't know.
Then you begin to overvalue things--a single hour of life becomes something.
If he did not overvalue his fortune, on the other hand he did not undervalue it; and he was about the last man in the world who could reasonably have been expected to part with it.
To govern mankind, one must not overrate them: and to please an audience, as a speaker, one must not overvalue it.
It is odious pride which maketh men overvalue their reputation among men, and think that a man's life is a just compensation to them for their dishonour!
To this end, overvalue not any private or singular opinions of your own or others.
They show the excessive love of the world; how much menovervalue the things which they contend for.
Take heed that command or successes do not puff you up and make you overvalue yourselves, and incline you to rebel against your governors.
Prove your wisdom before you pretend to it, and overvalue it not: Heb.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overvalue" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: exaggerate; idealize; overestimate; overstate; overvalue
