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Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
'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.
'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?
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to read more
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of read more
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.