“'Tis a world
Where all is bought, and nothing's worth the price.”
Alfred Austin (1835–1913) British writer and poet
Source: Fortunatus the Pessimist (1892), Fortunatus in Act I, sc. ii; p. 17.
“All life is based on the fact that anything worth getting is hard to get. There is a price to be paid for anything. Scholarship can only be bought at the price of study, skill of craft or technique can only be bought at the price of practice, and eminence in any sport can only be bought at the price of training and discipline.”
William Barclay (1964) The Gospel of John. Vol. 2, p. 77
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