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All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, read more
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, in anything,
But so much money as 't will bring?
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
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.