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This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
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.]
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
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.)
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.
