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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 ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
'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?
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.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
(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.
