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.
The law is blind, and speaks in general terms;
She cannot pity where occasion serves.
The Heir (Euphues), Act IV.
626. A death for love’s no death but martyrdom.
Revenge for Honour, Caropia, Act IV, Scene II
627. To judge wisely I suppose we must know how things appear to the unwise.
Daniel Deronda, Bk IV, Chap. XXIX
628.
The strawberry grows underneath the nettle,
And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best
Neighbour’d by fruit of baser quality.
Henry V (Bishop of Ely), Act I, Scene I
629.
The world agrees,
That he writes well who thinks with ease;
Then he, by sequel logical,
Writes best who never thinks at all.
Epistle to Fleetwood Shephard
630.
Gie me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire,
That’s a’ the learning I desire.
Epistle to L—k