Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
55.
Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes
Lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes:
Antiquity and birth are needless here;
’Tis impudence and money makes a peer.
The True-born Englishman, Pt I
56.
He that’s merciful
Unto the bad, is cruel to the good.
The Muses’ Looking Glass
57. The dignity of the commandment is according to the dignity of the commanded.
The Advancement of Learning, Bk I
58. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act III, Scene II
59. If thou wilt go seek for a thief, no wonder if thou be robbed.
Christian Ethics
60.
He only judges right who weighs, compares,
And, in the sternest sentence which his voice
Pronounces, ne’er abandons charity.
Ecclesiastical Sonnets, Pt. II, I