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'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?
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
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.
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.
I would that I were low laid in my grave.
I am not worth this coil that's made for read more
I would that I were low laid in my grave.
I am not worth this coil that's made for me.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.