“He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound.”
“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.”
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
“The dollar isn’t worth its weight in gold, and the pound isn’t worth its weight in ounces.”
“Better say nothing at all. Language is worth a thousand pounds a word!”
“She was a little bit of a thing with a light untidy fluff of hair and a nose which went pink in moments of emotion. It was pink now and it quivered. She dabbed aimlessly at her hair and three of the remaining pins fell out. William stooped to pick them up, and wished he hadn't. He said he thought he would go to bed, and went.”