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.
613. He who wears his heart on his sleeve, will often have to lament that daws peck at it.
Essay on Schiller
614. Lydia, you ought to know that lying don’t become a young woman!
The Rivals (Mrs Malaprop), Act III., Scene III.
615. Do the duty that lies nearest thee; which thou knowest to be a duty. The second duty will already become clearer.
Sartor Resartus, Bk II, Ch. IX
616. We should marry to please ourselves, not other people.
The Maid of the Mill (Lord Ainsworth),
Act III, Scene IV
617. He who does evil that good may come, pays a toll to the devil to let him into heaven.
Guesses at Truth, Vol. II, p. 213
618.
What is a law, if those who make it
Become the forwardest to break it?
The Wolf and the Shepherds