'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.

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.

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.

In native worth and honour clad.

In native worth and honour clad.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.

If it is worth taking, it is worth asking for.

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.]