'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?

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

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?

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one read more

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one fills.
[Fr., Il est plus facile de paraitre digne des emplois qu'on n'a
pas que de ceux que l'on exerce.]

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of read more

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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.

Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).

Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).