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Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, read more
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, in anything,
But so much money as 't will bring?
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to read more
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
(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.
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.
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.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
