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“The fact is, that the public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.” Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of Man under Socialism” - 1891

“When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” Confucius, “Analects”

“I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.” Confucius, “Analects”

“The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Scarlet Letter” - 1850

“Voyez-vous, Monsieur, to be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?” Edith Wharton, “The Age of Innocence” - 1920

“Ah, good conversation—there's nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.” Edith Wharton, “The Age of Innocence” - 1920

“For as a rule a man must have worth in himself in order to recognise it and believe in it willingly and freely in others.” Arthur Schopenhauer, “The World as Will and Representation” - 1819

“Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.” Thomas Paine, “Common Sense” - 1776

“God may grant us gifts, but the merit of being able to take and hold them must be our own. Alas for the boons that slip through unworthy hands!” Rabindranath Tagore, “The Home and the World” - 1916

“Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING—absolute nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” Kenneth Grahame, “The Wind in the Willows” - 1908

“It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and what it doesn't know is not worth knowing.” Kenneth Grahame, “The Wind in the Willows” - 1908

“But that's the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows very well it is important and worth the doing.” Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451” - 1953

“They were both in their own ways earnest; they both wanted to achieve some worthy end or other, change the world for the better. Such alluring, such perilous ideals!” Margaret Atwood, “The Blind Assassin” - 2000

“So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.” François Rabelais, “Gargantua and Pantagruel” - 1534

“When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected.” Pope Francis, “Laudato si'” - 24 May 2015

“He said the worth of things can’t be measured by what they cost but by what they cost you to get it, that if anything costs you your faith or your family, then the price is too high and that there are some things that will never wear out.” Bob Dylan, “Chronicles, Volume One” - 2004

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