"Value" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... enterprise, impetuosity, as it passes through—, 439-m. Mars represents Force, 727-l. Mars the name of the fifth gate of the ladder; material, copper, 414-m. Mars: the religious Mysteries of the Gauls were called the School of, 625-u. "Marseillaise," value of, to revolutionary France, 92-m. Martin Luther: anti-papal doctrines written previous to, 95-l. Mary and Joseph, parents of Jesus, to whom the Word had united itself, 564-l. Masaniello's fall referred to, 33-m. Mason a votary of Liberty and Justice, 156-u. ...
— Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry • Albert Pike
... It is a book that sells itself. I only need to show it, to sell it. Wherever it falls open it attracts the attention with a gem of thought or a flower of knowledge, perhaps the language of gems, or the language of flowers, how to cure boils, how to preserve fruit, each page offers something of value to the mind. A copy of this book in the house is a friend in sickness or in health, a help in business and a companion in pleasure; to the agent it is a source of steady and continuous income. ...
— Kilo - Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent • Ellis Parker Butler
... quite a shock, too, for the ring, a fine diamond, was a present from her husband, one of the few pieces of jewelry, treasured not only for its intrinsic value but as a remembrance of Carlton and the supreme sacrifice ...
— Constance Dunlap • Arthur B. Reeve
... them not reject it. The blessing even of such a father has its value. But we must now make preparation for the celebration of the happy nuptials, in a style fitting the rank of the parties. The prince is pleased ...
— Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 • Various
... in the service. Touching the latter defect, the waiter is not impolite; he is not neglectful. But he is, too often, passively hostile, or, at best, neutral. He, or his chief, has apparently not grasped the fact that buying a meal is not like buying a ton of coal. If the purchaser is to get value for his money, he must enjoy his meal; and if he is to enjoy the meal, it must not merely be efficiently served, but it must be efficiently served in a sympathetic atmosphere. The supreme business of a good waiter is to create this atmosphere.... True, that even in the country which has carried ...
— Your United States - Impressions of a first visit • Arnold Bennett
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