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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.
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.
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.]
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.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
O, how thy worth with manners may I sing
When thou art all the better part of me?
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O, how thy worth with manners may I sing
When thou art all the better part of me?
What can mine own praise to mine own self bring,
And what is't but mine own when I praise thee?
