"You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest."
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"He is not worthy of the honey-comb, that shuns the hives because the bees have stings."
"And you must love him, ere to you He will seem worthy of your love."
"God's love does not love that which is worthy of being loved, but it creates that which is worthy of being loved."
"Inner freedom is an infrequent gift of nature and a worthy object for the individual."
"Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune."
"No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are."
"He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander."
"You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased."
"To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it."
"History was a series of decisions about what to tell and a series of accidents about what survived after telling. Not truth, but a historian could search for truth, and the search was as worthy as any other human activity."
"If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging."
"Every labourer is worthy of his hire. No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers."
"A man may truly live in his dreams, his noblest dreams, but only, only if he is worthy of those dreams."
"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government."
"To be a celebrity, I couldn't think of anything more cringe-worthy."
"Then, you must fall each into your proper place. You'll do your business, and she, if she's worthy of you, will do hers; but it's your business to please yourself, and hers to please you."
"Freedom is not a gift which can be enjoyed save by those shown themselves worthy of it."
"I know that my books are worthy, which is separate from me."
"YOU are valuable and rare and worthy of love."