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.
625.
He that doth live at home, and learns to know
God and himself, needeth no further go.
The Synagogue, Travels at Home
626.
’Tis not what man Does which exalts him,
But what man Would do!
Saul, XVIII
627. Brevity is the soul of wit.
Hamlet (Polonius), Act II, Scene II
628.
Curiosity
Does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
Ode on Chair made of Sir F. Drake’s Ship, IV
629. 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
630. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.
In Conversation with Sir Joshua Reynolds