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'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.
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of read more
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the read more
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the first.
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.
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
