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.

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.]

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

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.

In native worth and honour clad.

In native worth and honour clad.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

All human things
Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

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.]

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.

One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.