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.
61. Better be happie than wise.
Proverbs, Bk II, Ch. VI
62.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice:
Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III
63.
One murder made a villain;
Millions a hero. Princes were privileg’d
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.
Death, line 155 (speaking of how war came into the world)
64.
There’s no wound deeper than a pen can give,
It makes men living dead, and dead men live.
A Kicksey-Winsey, Pt 7
65.
War is honourable
In those who do their native rights maintain;
In those whose swords an iron barrier are
Between the lawless spoiler and the weak.
Ethwuld (Hereulf), Act I, Scene III
66. When the sunne shineth, make hay.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III