A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.

A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]

Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]

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.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

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.