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.
655. A bad excuse is better, they say, than none at all.
The Schoole of Abuse
656.
Health is the first good lent to men;
A gentle disposition then;
Next, to be rich by no by-ways;
Lastly, with friends t’ enjoy our days.
Hesperides, 121
657.
The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy;
And ’tis the crown of justice, and the glory,
Where it may kill with right, to save with pity.
The Lover’s Progress (Lisander), Act III., Scene III.
658. Great joys, like griefs, are silent.
Holland’s Leaguer (Philautus), Act V, Scene I
659. They only babble who practise not reflection.
Pizarro (Elvira), Act I, Scene I
660. Least said is soonest mended.