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.
631. The best of men have ever loved repose.
The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17
632. Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor.
Richard II (Bolingbroke), Act II, Sc. III
633.
The man that lays his hand upon a woman,
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch
Whom ’t were gross flattery to name a coward.
The Honeymoon, Act II, Scene I
634. In Folly’s cup still laughs the bubble, Joy.
Essay on Man, Ep. II, line 288
635. It’s a melancholy consideration indeed, that our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and that an increase of our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes.
The Good-Natured Man (Honey wood), Act I
636. For thre may kepe a counsel — if twain be awaie.
The Ten Commandments of Love, 49