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.

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.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

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.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

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.]

In native worth and honour clad.

In native worth and honour clad.

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.