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Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the read more
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the first.
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.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
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.
(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.
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.
