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.
595. Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
The Tempest (Trinculo), Act II, Scene II
596. Many little leaks may sink a ship.
Holy and Profane States; Holy State: The Good Servant.
597.
Dissensions like small streams are first begun;
Scarce seen they rise, but gather as they run.
The Dispensary, Can. III, line 184
598. The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
Political Essays. On the Connection between
Toad Eaters and Tyrants.
599. Faint heart faire lady ne’er could win.
Brittain’s Ida, Can. V, St. I
600.
Ignorance of better things makes man,
Who cannot much, rejoice in what he can.
Retirement