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.

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

'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.

Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).

Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).

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

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

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.