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Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn read more
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn
breath upon the planet. (the Devil and Shakespeare.)
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.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
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.]
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
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.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
