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In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
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.
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.]
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
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.
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.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
