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An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
My glass is not large, but I drink from my glass.
[Fr., Mon verre n'est pas grand, mais je read more
My glass is not large, but I drink from my glass.
[Fr., Mon verre n'est pas grand, mais je bois dans mon verre.]
(Goneril:) I have been worth the whistle.
(Albany:) O Goneril,
You are not worth the dust which read more
(Goneril:) I have been worth the whistle.
(Albany:) O Goneril,
You are not worth the dust which the rude wind
Blows in your face.
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
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.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.