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.
’Tis one thing to be tempted, Escalus,
Another thing to fall.
Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Sc. I
596. Every one can master a grief, but he that has it.
Much Ado about Nothing (Benedick), Act III,
Scene II
597. None think the great unhappy but the great.
Love of Fame, Sat. I
598. One to-day is worth two to-morrows.
Poor Richard’s Almanac
599. Whatever creed be taught or land be trod, Man’s conscience is the oracle of God.
The Island, Can. I, VI
600.
Grief should be the instructor of the wise ;
Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most
Must mourn the deepest o’er the fatal truth,
The Tree of Knowledge is not that of life.
Manfred, Act I, Scene I