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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.
'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.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn read more
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn
breath upon the planet. (the Devil and Shakespeare.)
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
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.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
