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Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.
Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.
(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.
'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?
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.