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.]

In native worth and honour clad.

In native worth and honour clad.

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.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

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.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.

He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of read more

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.