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He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, read more
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, in anything,
But so much money as 't will bring?
Too good for great things and too great for good.
Too good for great things and too great for good.
(Goneril:) I have been worth the whistle.
(Albany:) O Goneril,
You are not worth the dust which read more
(Goneril:) I have been worth the whistle.
(Albany:) O Goneril,
You are not worth the dust which the rude wind
Blows in your face.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
If you love the sacred and despise the ordinary, you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion.
If you love the sacred and despise the ordinary, you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.