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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.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
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.]
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were
slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins read more
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were
slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and
goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, and tormented;
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts,
and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.