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. Mordre wol out, that see we day by day.
The Nun’s Priest‘s Tale, line 15,058
62. Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most, always like it the least.
Letter to his Son, 29th January, 1748
63. He that is giddy, thinks the world turns round.
Taming of the Shrew (Katharina), Act V, Scene II
64. Them as ha’ never had a cushion don’t miss it.
Adam Bede (Mrs Poyser), Bk VI Chap. XLIX
65.
Gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man that mocks at it and sets it light.
Richard II (Gaunt), Act I, Scene III
66. The better wit is, the more dangerous is it.
Imaginary Conversations. Middleton and Magliabecchi