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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.
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.]
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.