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Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn read more
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn
breath upon the planet. (the Devil and Shakespeare.)
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.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
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.]
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.
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.
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.