One secret act of self-denial, one sacrifice of inclination to do is worth all of the good thought, warm feelings, and passionate prayers in which idle men indulge themselves
David McKay
It is not what he had, or even what he does, which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Erica Jong
That is gold which is worth gold.
George Herbert
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
Pierre Corneille
He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth.
Kahlil Gibran
A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.
Unknown
Do not value money for any more nor any less than its worth; it is a good servant but a bad master.
Alexandre Dumas fils
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Kahlil Gibran
Live for yourself -- there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more.
Neil Peart
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
Thomas Jefferson
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
Babe Ruth
A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Joseph Addison
Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risks.
Shirley Hufsteddler