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Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my mettle
Before so noble read more
Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my mettle
Before so noble and so great a figure
Be stamped upon it.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
'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.
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.