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This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
(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.
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.]
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.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
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.)