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.

'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.

'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.

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.]

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.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

Too good for great things and too great for good.

Too good for great things and too great for good.