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.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

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

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

'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.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

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.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).

Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).

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.]