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Quotation from Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare
“It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.”
Sonnet 116, Lines 7-8 (Project Gutenberg #1041, modern spelling)
The guiding star can be measured by navigators, yet its true worth exceeds measurement.
Citation: "It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken." — William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116, Lines 7-8 (Project Gutenberg #1041, modern spelling). (id sonnet-116-q4)
Portrait: Sonnet 116 1609, William Shakespeare, Public domain.
