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.

Too good for great things and too great for good.

Too good for great things and too great for good.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

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.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

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.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.

Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow;
The rest is all but leather and prunello.

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.]