They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were
slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins read more

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were
slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and
goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, and tormented;
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts,
and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

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.]

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

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.

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

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

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.