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This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the read more
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the first.
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.