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.
649. The burnt child dreads the fire.
The Devil is an Ass (Fitzdottrell), Act I,
Scene II
650.
There’s a new tribunal now
Higher than God’s — the educated man’s!
The Ring and the Book, X, line 1977
651. Beggars must not be choosers.
The Provok’d Husband (Sir Francis), Act IV, Scene I
652. Jesters do oft prove prophets.
King Lear (Regan), Act V, Scene III
653. Nothing wins a man sooner than a good turn.
Anatomy of Melancholy, Part III, Sect I,
Mem. II, Subs. I
654. Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men’s nurses.
Essay VIII, Of Marriage and Single Life