To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing.
The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry.
Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for 'Tis the only thing in this world that lasts, 'Tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for.
Dallas is a great city, and it's worth fighting for.
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.
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.
When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.
Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools.
Frank Marth also played many characters with us, and like George Petrie, he was worth his weight in gold.
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.
Yes, you can feel very alone as a poet and you sometimes think, is it worth it? Is it worth carrying on? But because there were other poets, you became part of a scene. Even though they were very different writers, it made it easier because you were together.
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.