Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 25 | 931 | "That is View more quotes about true">true," I said. |
| 25 | 932 | And it is not unoften the case that such a common wench, of which little is expected, bought originally perhaps with the mere object of keeping her for a week or so and then reselling her, will be discovered to be an astounding value. |
| 25 | 933 | Fortunate is the master who gets so much for so little. |
| 25 | 934 | Fortunate is he who discovers that for his pittance he has purchased a treasure. |
| 25 | 935 | He does not take her back in a week. |
| 25 | 936 | She tugs at her chain; it is fastened securely to his ring. |
| 25 | 937 | What counts ultimately, in my opinion, is not the cost of the merchandise, but its value, its quality; it is not what one pays that is ultimately important, but what gets for one's money. |
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"That is true," I said.
And it is not unoften the case that such a common wench, of which little is expected, bought originally perhaps with the mere object of keeping her for a week or so and then reselling her, will be discovered to be an astounding value.
Fortunate is the master who gets so much for so little.
Fortunate is he who discovers that for his pittance he has purchased a treasure.
He does not take her back in a week.
She tugs at her chain; it is fastened securely to his ring.
What counts ultimately, in my opinion, is not the cost of the merchandise, but its value, its quality; it is not what one pays that is ultimately important, but what gets for one's money.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)