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(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.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn read more
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities!
They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn
breath upon the planet. (the Devil and Shakespeare.)
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
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.]
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not.
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
Not worth twopence, (or I don't care twopence).
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
