He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.

He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

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.]

Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my mettle
Before so noble read more

Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my mettle
Before so noble and so great a figure
Be stamped upon it.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.

If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.

If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.