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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.
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
I would that I were low laid in my grave.
I am not worth this coil that's made for read more
I would that I were low laid in my grave.
I am not worth this coil that's made for me.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
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.]