Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
And O there are days in this life, worth life and worth death.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.
Nothing is worth more than this day.
The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.
The difficulty is not to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.
Always the perfect, unworthy lover of the endless voyage and azure ocean
Of all the gracious things upon this earth, It is fair words that have the greatest worth,
It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.
It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.
The worth of music, it includes all things Of untold value, like a priceless gem
I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.
Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of government.
Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point... We must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it.
“One day in the country Is worth a month in town”
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.”
The attitude of the men is equally worthy of admiration...there is a rush to be first when work is to be done, and the same desire to sacrifice selfish consideration to the success of the expedition...Fortune would be in a hard mood indeed if it allowed such a combination of knowledge, experience, ability, and enthusiasm to achieve nothing.
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.