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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.
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.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, read more
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, in anything,
But so much money as 't will bring?
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.]
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
