'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.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

(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.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my mettle
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Now, good my lord,
Let there be some more test made of my mettle
Before so noble and so great a figure
Be stamped upon it.

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.]

O, how thy worth with manners may I sing
When thou art all the better part of me?
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O, how thy worth with manners may I sing
When thou art all the better part of me?
What can mine own praise to mine own self bring,
And what is't but mine own when I praise thee?