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.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

This was the penn'worth of his thought.

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.]

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.

This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn

In native worth and honour clad.

In native worth and honour clad.

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.

Too good for great things and too great for good.

Too good for great things and too great for good.