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. The tree is known by his fruit.
Matthew 12:33
62. More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse.
The Marriage of Wit and Science (Wit), Act IV, Sc. I
63.
The first act’s doubtful, but we say
It is the last commends the play.
Hesperides, 225
64. The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
Felix Holt, Ch. XIII
65. Contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue.
Sejanus (Tiberius), Act I, Scene II
66.
Better build schoolrooms for the boy,
Than cells and gibbets for the man.
A Song for the Ragged Schools