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.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

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.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn

'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.

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

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

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.)

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.