This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.

This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd,
Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd.

'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.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

An intelligent enemy is worth more than a stupid friend.

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.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

I care not twopence.

I care not twopence.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.