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Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
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.]
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.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
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.)
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.