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.
The absent Danger greater still appears,
Less fears he who is near the thing he fears.
Tragedy of Cleopatra (Rodon), Act IV, Scene I
656. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.
Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants
657. The cottage is sure to suffer for every error of the court, the cabinet, or the camp.
Lacon, V
658. Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
Social Aims
659.
A man may well bring a horse to the water,
But he cannot make him drinke without he will.
Proverbs, Bk I Chap. XI
660. Faint is the bliss, that never past thro’ pain.
Love in a Riddle (Iphis), Act III, Scene II