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My glass is not large, but I drink from my glass.
[Fr., Mon verre n'est pas grand, mais je read more
My glass is not large, but I drink from my glass.
[Fr., Mon verre n'est pas grand, mais je bois dans mon verre.]
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.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one read more
It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one fills.
[Fr., Il est plus facile de paraitre digne des emplois qu'on n'a
pas que de ceux que l'on exerce.]
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
If you love the sacred and despise the ordinary, you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion.
If you love the sacred and despise the ordinary, you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.